UHS Resident & Fellow Behavioral Health Stipend ...

Does your psychiatric training, compassion for patients, and work ethic set you apart from the crowd? If so, consider applying for the UHS Resident/Fellow Stipend Program.The UHS Resident/Fellow Stipend Program provides monthly financial assistance to psychiatry residents and fellows (“students'). The stipend assists in the completion of your residency or fellowship training program. In exchange, you agree to be a medical staff member at a UHS affiliated hospital for two years upon completion of the training program.This program is intended to link students to UHS affiliated hospitals, not to a specific hospital or practice. Stipends are offered at a time when students are not ready to make a commitment and/or sign a contract with a specific hospital or practice.*Please Note: This program is currently only for psychiatry and behavioral health residents and fellows.Benefits of Joining the UHS Resident/Fellow Stipend ProgramIf you are selected as a stipend recipient, you will enjoy the following benefits:Funds are forgiven as you receive staff privileges at a UHS affiliated hospital for two years.Please note: our facilities located in the United Kingdom are not part of the stipend program and cannot be selected as your preferred location.You can go anywhere in the U.S. where there is a UHS hospital and a demonstrated need.Eligibility and Requirements Students must meet certain requirements to be eligible for the program:Must be a full-time resident in an ACGME, AOA approved psychiatry program or a full-time fellow in a U.S. fellowship programResident/Fellow must remain in good standing with the program to maintain stipend eligibilityMust submit a letter of recommendation from current residency/fellowship programMust receive written recommendation from current program and all previous medical programs attended, including medical school, residency and fellowship programs, as applicableAt the time of signing the Resident Stipend Agreement, the resident/fellow must be free of any other contractual obligations requiring a service commitment upon completion of their training; resident/fellow is not eligible if a contract or Letter of Intent with a practice or hospital or other entity has been signedMust pass a thorough background checkResident/Fellow is ineligible to apply if he/she has an immediate family member on active medical staff at a UHS facilityMust have completed a minimum of nine (9) months of residency training to be considered for the programMust have a minimum of six (6) months of training remaining (as of the last day of the candidate’s review period) to be considered for the programResident/Fellow must disclose all future training plans in initial application process; once contracts have been fully executed, amendments can no longer be made to accommodate additional paymentsFor application information, visit our website questions, please contact Maya Aborlleile, Resident and Fellow Program Liaison at

Created: 2024-10-19