Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacy Fellowships

The fellowships listed below are related to psychiatric and neurologic pharmacy. The last update to the list was in January 2020. If you would like to make an addition or a change, please email the fellowship details to the CPNP office.

Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Colorado

Contact Jacquelyn Bainbridge
Email Jacci.bainbridge@cuanschutz.edu
Preceptor Jacquelyn Bainbridge
Focus Area Neurology, Epilepsy, Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson disease, Cannabis
Length 2 years
Positions/Year Research Fellow
Stipend Competitive
Prerequisites PGY1, however sometimes waived in lieu of other experiences 
Website http://www.ucdenver.edu/academics/colleges/pharmacy/AcademicPrograms/fellowships/...

University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)

Contact Leslie Carstensen Floren, PharmD, MA
Email leslie.floren@ucsf.edu
Preceptor Leslie Carstensen Floren
Focus Area Clinical Pharmacology
Length 2-3 years
Positions/Year 2+
Stipend Based on NIH post-doc
Degree Granted None
Prerequisites MD, PharmD, PhD
Website https://pharm.ucsf.edu/cpt

VA North Texas Health Care System Dallas Addiction Leadership Training (DALT)

Contact Geetha Shivakumar, MD, Julia Smith, PsyD
Email geetha.shivakumar@va.gov and Julia.smith2@va.gov
Preceptor Courtney Givens
Focus Area Inter-professional Addiction treatment and leadership 
Length 2 years
Positions/Year 1+
Stipend Competitive
Prerequisites PharmD, PGY2 training
Website https://www.northtexas.va.gov/educ_affil/DALT.asphttps://www.northtexas.va.gov/educ_affil/DALT.asp

The Health and Aging Policy Fellowship

Contact Mica Muir, HAPF Program Coordinator
Email hapfell@nyspi.columbia.edu
Preceptor Harold A. Pincus, MD, and Kathleen M. Pike, PhD
Focus Area Interdisciplinary focus on positively impacting and contributing to health and aging-relevant policy in the United States
Length 1 year
Positions/Year Single or Dual placement during fellowship year; Residential or Non-Residential
Stipend Stipends for Residential Fellows vary and are commensurate with each individual’s current base salary. Non-Residential Fellows may receive up to $10,000 to cover approved placement-related expenses and travel costs. Non-Residential applicants who are early in their career and cannot secure full institutional, in-kind support for their fellowship participation may apply for partial salary support from the Health and Aging Policy Fellows program, up to a maximum of $15,000.
Prerequisites Applicants must have a strong commitment to health and aging issues; should specify how the program would meet their particular career goals; and must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents of the U.S. or its territories who have career plans that anticipate continued work in the U.S. after the fellowship period.
Website https://www.healthandagingpolicy.org/

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Behavioral Pharmacology Research Unit

Contact Elise Weerts, Kelly E. Dunn, Ph.D.
Email eweerts@jhmi.edu, kdunn9@jhmi.edu
Focus Area Substance Use
Eligibility Eligible applicants must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident and have completed doctoral degree requirements  Many backgrounds are appropriate, including experimental or clinical psychology, pharmacology, psychiatry or other medicine, neuroscience, nursing, public health, and social work. Prior experience with human or nonhuman research is appropriate.
Website https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/psychiatry/research/BPRU/

VA Connecticut and Yale School of Medicine

Contact Seth Cioffi, PharmD
Email seth.cioffi@va.gov
Focus Area Substance Use Disorders
Length 2 years
Positions 1
Stipend $53,538 (year 1), $56,432 (year 2)
Prerequisites Applicants must:
  • Have US citizenship
  • Not be participating in any other training program
  • Hold an active pharmacy license within the US
  • Have completed an ASHP-accredited PGY1 pharmacy practice residency (completion of a PGY2 residency in psychiatry or pain management preferred)

University of Michigan College of Pharmacy Racial Equity to Advance Community Health Clinical Pharmacy Fellowship

Contact Beatriz Manzor Mitrzyk, PharmD, BCACP, BCPS 
Email bmitrzyk@med.umich.edu
Preceptor Beatriz Manzor Mitrzyk, PharmD, BCACP, BCPS
Focus Area Intervention-effectiveness research of a primary care collaborative drug therapy management service for depression care at a FQHC working with underserved populations, primarily Latinx adults.
Length 2-3 years
Positions/Year 1+
Stipend Competitive and determined by NIH postdoctoral funding regulations
Degree Granted None
Prerequisites Successful candidates will be bilingual (Spanish-speaking), have completed a PharmD degree from an accredited university or equivalent, and completed a PGY1 residency from an accredited program or comparable ambulatory care experience. Good oral and written communication skills, ethics, professionalism and ability to work in a team-based environment. Desire to engage in an immersive program to foster development of research skills to target health disparities through service to underserved populations.
Website https://pharmacy.umich.edu/cp/reachfellowship

CT Health Professions Education and Research in Substance Use and Related Harms (CHERISH) Fellowship 

Contact Alyssa Falleni, PharmD
Email Alyssa.falleni@va.gov
Preceptor Seth Cioffi, PharmD; Ellen Edens, MD; Rebecca Brienza, MD; Audrey Abelleira, PharmD
Focus Area Substance use disorder and addiction education and research; this fellowship is part of a national VA, Health Professions Education, Evaluation, and Research (HPEER) fellowship
Length 2 years
Positions/Year 1 PharmD position per year
Stipend $56,000 first year, slight increase second year
Degree Granted N/A
Prerequisites PharmD, US Citizenship
Website https://hpeer.org/about/overview/