The American Psychiatric Association (APA) is committed to fostering diversity in the psychiatric workforce, and is working to engage people from different cultures, backgrounds and perspectives as future leaders in psychiatry. The APA's Summer Medical Student Program (SMSP) is designed to champion diversity, build an inclusive psychiatric workforce, broaden medical student’s understanding of psychiatry and their career options, and prepare future leaders to successfully enter the field of psychiatry.
In SMSP, medical students will be exposed to various psychiatric subfields and receive mentorship from psychiatric residents who can assist them through experiential advice on academic and professional goal setting. Participants will also receive learning and development opportunities and networking opportunities.
APA encourages interested students to apply, particularly individuals from groups that have been shown by the National Science Foundation to be underrepresented in health-related sciences on a national basis including Blacks or African Americans, Hispanics or Latinos, American Indians or Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and other Pacific Islanders. Funding is provided by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).
Application submissions are now open. The deadline for applying is Saturday, March 1, 2025.