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.
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
Program Faculty
Bio
Dr. Yasmin Owusu is the Program Director for Stanford Psychiatry's Student Mental Health Fellowship, the only full-time fellowship of its kind in the country. As a Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry who is board certified in both General Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, her clinical interests include young adult populations, mental health in the Black community, social determinants of mental health, and psychodynamic psychotherapy. She loves medical education and is the Co-Director of Pre-Clerkship Psychiatric Education and an Assistant Dean for Academic Advising at Stanford School of Medicine.
Stipends and Bonuses
Stipends 2025-26
| Job Title | Annual |
| PGY I CIR/SEIU | $96,948.80 |
| PGY II CIR/SEIU | $101,192.00 |
| PGY III CIR/SEIU | $107,868.80 |
| PGY IV CIR/SEIU | $113,276.80 |
| PGY V CIR/SEIU | $119,558.40 |
| PGY VI CIR/SEIU | $124,280.00 |
| PGY VII CIR/SEIU | $130,540.80 |
| PGY VIII CIR/SEIU | $135,865.60 |
For full information on benefits and allowances, please visit the GME Office.
Previous Graduates
Current Positions and Fellowship Projects/Presentations
2024-25
Dr. Nkechi "Nikky" Okoro
Academic Psychiatry
2023-24
Dr. Danny Diep
Clinical Assistant Professor
McGill University
2024 APA Presentation: Model Minority Internalization: Asian Identity From a Psychodynamic Perspective
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