NCRP Scholars Program
The NCRP Scholars Program provides trainees with an opportunity to contribute to ongoing curriculum development while receiving mentorship and professional development within the field.
Applications are closed.
Program Goals
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- Develop relationships with senior reproductive psychiatrists who can serve as career mentors.
- Gain experience reviewing and interpreting current scientific literature in reproductive psychiatry.
- Become involved in the subspecialty at a national level, including policy and advocacy initiatives.
- Learn to apply ACGME core competencies and psychiatry milestones within reproductive psychiatry.
- Develop clinician-educator skills, including curriculum development, question writing, and educational methodologies.
Scholar Responsibilities
- Review and update curriculum materials by evaluating current literature (one module per month).
- Work closely with rotating faculty mentors.
- Write and edit CME questions associated with curriculum content.
- Assist with website correspondence and curriculum feedback.
- Participate in monthly committee meetings.
- Meet regularly with assigned faculty mentors and Scholar Directors.
- Contribute to planning new curriculum modules and related educational projects.
- Attend the biennial MONA meeting during the scholar term (travel and registration support provided).
Eligibility
- Open to PGY-2 and PGY-3 trainees in Psychiatry, Obstetrics & Gynecology, and Primary Care.
- Open to fellows in relevant Psychiatry, Obstetrics, and Primary Care subspecialties.
- PGY-3 applicants must be planning to pursue fellowship training.
- Applicants from non-psychiatry specialties should describe their familiarity with mental health literature in their personal statement.
Time Commitment
- Estimated commitment of approximately 2–3 hours per week.
- Two-year scholar term.
Getting accepted into the NCRP Scholars Program was a dream come true and it set me on my career path. I applied because I was interested in reproductive psychiatry and sought mentorship in the field. The program provided the support I needed to design a women’s mental health track for myself since my residency program didn’t have a dedicated track or fellowship. The most valuable part of the program was seeing the excellence and dedication the faculty on the NCRP committee brought to their work. Their standard for the quality of the curriculum reflected how deeply they care about the patient population. Being a scholar shaped my early years as a faculty member and helped me navigate building the reproductive psychiatry service at my hospital. I recommend the program to future applicants because it offers rare access to mentorship from national experts in a supportive setting.
I have thoroughly enjoyed my experience as a scholar and hope to continue working with NCRP even after I complete the program. Having the opportunity to contribute to the creation of a standardized reproductive psychiatry curriculum is an invaluable experience. Not only do I have the opportunity to help shape education for trainees, but having consistent, 1:1 mentorship from leaders in the field is incredibly helpful as I strive to create a path for myself as a reproductive psychiatrist. I highly recommend applying to be a scholar if you are interested in reproductive psychiatry.
Application Information
Applications are currently being accepted for the next term beginning July 1, 2026.
Application deadline: Announcing Soon
Application includes:
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- Training and contact information
- Responses to open-ended questions
- CV
- Two letters of recommendation
