Individual Program Opportunities

Individual Program or Faculty Sponsored Training Opportunities for Residents and Other Post-Graduate Trainees

Virtually every research-oriented faculty member in the Department works with trainees interested in pursuing investigative paths. Not every program offers opportunities on an annual basis, so we recommend that trainees contact the individual programs to learn what opportunities may be available and when they will be open.

The Department’s programs which provide post-graduate and/or pre-doctoral opportunities for research are listed below:

Research Areas	Program Name
Adult Developmental Disorders	Adult Developmental Disorders
Addictions	Center for Studies of Addiction (CSA)/Treatment Research Center (TRC)
	Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center (MIRECC)
	Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Nicotine Addiction (CIRNA)
	Center on the Continuum of Care in the Addictions
Behavioral Genetics	Behavioral Genetics Laboratory (Center for Neurobiology and Behavior)
Cellullar and Molecular Pathology	Cellular and Molecular Pathology Laboratory (Center for Neurobiology and Behavior)
Child Psychiatry	Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
	Child & Adolescent OCD, Tic, Trich & Anxiety Group
Consultation — Liaison Psychiatry	Consultation — Liaison Psychiatry Fellowship
Forensic Psychiatry	Forensic Psychiatry Service
Geriatric Psychiatry	Section of Geriatric Psychiatry
HIV Prevention	HIV Prevention Research Division
Mental Health Policy and Services	Center for Mental Health Policy and Services Research
Mood and Anxiety Disorders	Mood & Anxiety Disorders Research and Treatment Program
	Center for Neuromodulation in Depression and Stress
Neuropsychiatry	Neuropsychiatry Section
Neuropsychopharmacology	Behavioral Psychopharmacology Laboratory (Center for Neurobiology and Behavior)
Psychiatric Genetics	Psychiatric Genetics Laboratory (Center for Neurobiology and Behavior)
Psychopathology	Center for Treatment and Prevention of Suicide
	Psychopathology Research Unit
Psychotherapy	Center for Cognitive Therapy
	Center for Psychotherapy Research
	Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety
	Depression Research Unit
	Pennsylvania Hospital's Outpatient Behavioral Health Services
Sleep Medicine	Unit for Experimental Psychiatry
	Behavioral Sleep Medicine Program
Schizophrenia	Translational Neuroscience Program
Social Behavior Development	Social Neuroscience Laboratory
Weight and Eating Disorders	Center for Weight and Eating Disorders
Women's Mental Health	Penn Center for Women's Behavioral Wellness

Please click here to learn more about the Formal Training Programs in the Department of Psychiatry.

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