Student Mental Health Fellowship Program
The Student Mental Health Fellowship provides advanced psychiatry fellowship training for graduates of psychiatry residency programs. It is one of only a few programs in the U.S. that focuses on training in college and university mental health delivery, the mental health of transitional and young adults, and systems-based practice with stakeholders in a major university. Fellows work at Stanford Hospital and Clinics, as well as the Vaden Student Health Center on campus at Stanford University, with undergraduate and graduate students, in both outpatient psychotherapy/pharmacotherapy and inpatient consults.
The fellowship includes administrative and systems aspects of student mental health, outreach efforts to undergraduates on campus, didactics, and a scholarly project. Flexibility exists to customize the curriculum to include the fellow’s particular areas of interest (e.g., eating disorders, mood disorders, first episode psychosis, adult ADHD, addiction, etc.) and to work with special populations.
Please note that Stanford Health Care does not sponsor H-1B Visas; only J-1 Visas can be sponsored for this fellowship.
While the 2025 -2026 fellowship position has been filled, we are currently accepting applications for 2026-2027. Please email our administrative office for the application form at psychiatryafp@lists.stanford.edu
Contact Us
Romola L. Breckenridge
Administrative Program Coordinator
romola@stanford.edu
Ph: (650) 736-1743
Liz Kortenkamp
Fellowship Program Coordinator
ekortenk@stanford.edu
Ph: (650) 497-5966
Stipends and Bonuses
Stipends 2024-25
| Job Title | Annual | Monthly |
| PGY I CIR/SEIU | $92,123.20 | $7,676.79 |
| PGY II CIR/SEIU | $96,241.60 | $8,019.98 |
| PGY III CIR/SEIU | $102,731.20 | $8,560.77 |
| PGY IV CIR/SEIU | $107,972.80 | $8,997.56 |
| PGY V CIR/SEIU | $114,088.00 | $9,507.15 |
| PGY VI CIR/SEIU | $118,664.00 | $9,888.48 |
| PGY VII CIR/SEIU | $124,737.60 | $10,394.60 |
| PGY VIII CIR/SEIU | $129,916.80 | $10,826.19 |
For more information, please visit the GME Office site.
Bonuses
Effective 7/7/2024, second pay period, payday of 7/26/2024, in lieu of a separate housing allowance, $10,000 shall be added to each Resident/Fellow’s base salary (subject to taxes and withholdings).
$1,000 - Cell Phone Allowance, added to the 1st paycheck in July (subject to taxes and withholdings).
$2,000 - Meal Allowance, added to the 2nd paycheck in July (subject to taxes and withholdings). MD’s only.
$2,000 - Educational Allowance, added to a paycheck in November (subject to taxes and withholdings). To be eligible all assigned Healthstream modules must be completed by the Resident or Fellow prior to the due date assigned in HealthStream.
$3,500 - Moving Allowance for New Hires only. No receipts required. Paid on the 2nd paycheck in July (subject to taxes and withholdings).
Full information on all GME benefits (Health, Dental, Disability) is provided in House Staff Policies and Procedures located in Medhub and on the Stanford GME website.
The Medhub software is unable to reflect future salary increases. Salary increases will occur during the academic year according to the following schedule, as provided in the CBA:
Effective, the first pay period in September 2024 salaries shall be increased by five percent (5%).
Previous Graduates
Current Positions and Fellowship Projects/Presentations
2023-24
Dr. Danny Diep
Clinical Assistant Professor
McGill University
2022-23
Dr. Maryam Zulfiqar
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2021-22
Dr. Vanika Chawla
Clinical Assistant Professor
Stanford University
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
2020-21 Dr. Aaron Winkler
2021 Department of Psychiatry Trainee Innovator Grant: "Development and Validation of an Experience Sampling Mobile Application to aid ADHD Medication Titration and Adherence in College Students"
2019-20
Dr. Kerstin Asquith
2020 APA Presentation: "Finding the Common Threads in a Tapestry of Diversity and Intersectionality: Complex Cases of Student Mental Health"
Staff Psychiatrist
Kaiser Santa Clara
2018-19
Dr. Francesco Dandekar
2019 APA Presentation: "Millennials Helping Millennials: Exciting the Next Generation of Psychiatrists about College Psychiatry"
Clinical Assistant Professor and Associate Director
Sports Psychiatry Clinic
Stanford University
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
2017-18
Dr. Mehak Chopra
2019 APA Presentation: "Millennials Helping Millennials: Exciting the Next Generation of Psychiatrists about College Psychiatry"
Additional projects since graduating:
2020 APA Presentation: "Overcoming Challenges in College Mental Health Services and Delivery"
Journal Article: "Addressing Depression and Suicidality in the College Population." Current Psychopharmacology, 2021, 10, 1-11.
Book Chapter: "National Trends in College Mental Health" (in press)
Staff Psychiatrist
Facebook
Clinical Instructor
Sports Psychiatry Clinic
Stanford University
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences