Development and Implementation of a Chief Resident for Research Role in a Psychiatry Residency Training Program

Alison R Hwong,1 Stefana Morgan,1 Chelsea Anne Young,2 Aaron D Besterman,3 Michael Jacob,1 Jody Williams,1 Victor I Reus,1 Carol A Mathews,4 Erick Hung,1 Susan Voglmaier1 1Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Weill Institute for Neurosciences, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA; 2Department of Psychiatry, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA; 3Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA; 4Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine at the University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USACorrespondence: Alison R HwongUniversity of California, San Francisco, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Weill Institute for Neurosciences, 401 Parnassus Avenue, Box 0984, San Francisco, CA, 94143-0983, USATel +1 406 414 7185Email alison.hwong@ucsf.eduAbstract: Psychiatry residency programs with robust research training can prepare physician-scientists to make contributions that advance the mental health field. Our psychiatry residency developed a chief resident for research position to help provide mentorship, community building, and advising around scholarly activities for residents. We present the process of implementing this new position in our residency to offer a model for engaging psychiatry residents in research.Keywords: academic psychiatry, residency training, research career