PsychSIGN
The Psychiatry Student Interest Group Network (PsychSIGN) is sponsored by the American Psychiatric Association. º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½'s PsychSIGN Chapter is dedicated to connecting students with information about the specialty of psychiatry and to serving the UTHSC medical student community.
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Think you might be interested in psychiatry?
Join our Email List!
Join by emailing psychsign@uthsc.edu, and/or you can reach out to Alexis Smith, UTHSC PsychSIGN President, at awanat@uthsc.edu.
Resources
Research at UT Health Science Center
Please visit PsychSIGN's curated listing of . Please check back often for new opportunities!
Scholarships and Fellowships
PsychSIGN has put together a to enhance your CV or to broaden your exposure to a particular area of psychiatry. Please check back often as we will actively update this page with new opportunities!Ìý
Shadowing
What does a day in the life of a psychiatrist look like? Email our faculty advisor Dr. BastianÌýfor an outpatient psychiatry opportunity. If you are an M1 or M2, you can sign up to shadow Dr. Cowan at the Wellness and Stress Clinic in the Service section below.
Service
- Volunteering at the . Part of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, Medical Students answer phone calls from persons in distress. This is great way to learn how to have out-of-the-ordinary conversations.
- Volunteering at the '' UT Health Science Center PsychSIGN has partnered with the Wellness and Stress Clinic to see psychiatric patients for free in our own separate space. The preceptor for the clinic is the department's chair, Dr. Cowan.
Study Tools
PsychSIGN has compiled and reviewed all the best study resources so you don't have to! Here are our thoughts and recommendations.
Clinical Tools
Perspectives Article: Dr. Hill's ApproachÌý
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The SAM Podcast has arrived!
The Student Academic Mentoring (SAM) podcast is a project hosted by UTHSC’s chapter of the Psychiatry Student Interest Group (PsychSIGN). Our aim is to provide advice and insights for budding psychiatrists.
Please contact us if you would like to contribute to this project: Nick Dikhtar, M2 at..
Officers
Alexis Smith
President
Nicholas Dikhtyar
Vice President
Cece Morton
Treasurer
Sean Acosta
Wellness and Stress Clinic Liaison
Hadiyah Qureshi
Secretary
Kendall Sprague
Social Chair
Matthew Kowalski
Class of 2028 Representative
Ronald Stegall
Class of 2028 Representative
Kelsey Bastian, MD
Faculty Advisor, Assistant Professor
Faculty Profile
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