Build Your Future in Academic Psychiatry

The Marshall Psychiatry Academic Psychiatry Track is designed for residents who are passionate about teaching, mentorship, leadership, research, and shaping the future of psychiatry. The track provides dedicated opportunities to develop the skills and experience needed to pursue a career in academic psychiatry, including medical education, curriculum development, scholarly activity, clinical leadership, and program development.

Through individualized mentorship and hands-on experiences, residents will build a personalized academic portfolio while exploring the areas of academic psychiatry that interest them most. The track also provides a pathway for residents interested in transitioning into a faculty position at an academic institution following residency.

What You’ll Experience

Dedicated Faculty Mentorship

Residents in the Academic Psychiatry Track will work with a team of faculty mentors who meet with participants at least quarterly. Mentors help residents identify areas of interest, develop educational and scholarly projects, and build a meaningful academic career plan.

Academic Psychiatry Track Chair

Mallory Morris, MD – Psychiatry Clerkship Director

Faculty Mentors

Meredith Bentley, DO – General Psychiatry Residency Program Director

Dakota May, MD – Associate Program Director, General Psychiatry Residency

Kristina Bryant-Melvin, MD – Child Psychiatry Fellowship Program Director

Suzanne Holroyd, MD – Chair, Department of Psychiatry; Program Director, Geriatric Fellowship and Rural Psychiatry Residency

Brady Kullen, DO – Associate Program Director, Rural Psychiatry Residency

Mallory Morris, MD – Psychiatry Clerkship Director

Teaching Opportunities

Residents will identify areas of interest within medical education and develop teaching experiences around those interests. Opportunities may include:

• Pre-clinical medical education
• Psychiatry clerkship and fourth-year medical education
• Resident education
• Interdepartmental teaching
• Development and delivery of educational sessions

Curriculum Development & Leadership

Residents will have opportunities to participate in curriculum development related to their areas of interest, including:

• Pre-clinical curriculum
• Psychiatry clerkship and fourth-year curriculum
• Residency curriculum
• Appointment to the curriculum committee or relevant subcommittees, beginning in PGY-2
• Graduate Medical Education (GME) committee participation

These experiences allow residents to gain firsthand experience in how medical education programs are developed, evaluated, and improved.

Scholarship & Research

Residents will be encouraged to develop scholarly projects aligned with their academic interests, with support from faculty mentors throughout the process.

Opportunities include:

• Development of projects with the goal of publication or presentation at national meetings
• Faculty mentorship for research and scholarly activity
• Departmental education funding for approved scholarly activities and professional memberships
• Support in identifying and applying for grants and scholarships
• APA and AAP membership
• Opportunity to be nominated for the AAP Fellowship Award beginning in PGY-2

Academic Development

Residents will also have opportunities to engage with the broader academic community at the Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, including:

• Faculty education series through Academic Affairs
• Participation in the monthly Academic Psychiatry Faculty Meeting
• Membership in the JCESOM Academy of Medical Educators

Your Path to Academic Psychiatry

The Academic Psychiatry Track is more than an additional set of requirements, it is an opportunity to discover your niche within academic psychiatry and begin building your career while you are still a resident.

Whether your passion is teaching medical students, developing curriculum, conducting research, mentoring future physicians, or leading within graduate medical education, the track provides the mentorship, experience, and support to help you turn those interests into a career.

For residents who envision themselves as future educators, researchers, and leaders in psychiatry, the Academic Psychiatry Track provides a foundation for that future.