Clifford Attkisson Clinical Services Research Training Program
Clifford Attkisson Clinical Services Research Training Program supports postdoctoral scholars with mentorship and research training to improve mental health services and community use of interventions.
Funder: UCSF - Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Due Dates: Until filled (2027–28 academic year)
Funding Amounts: NIMH-funded postdoctoral research training
Summary: Supports postdoctoral scholars through mentorship and research training to improve mental health services and community implementation of interventions.
Key Information: Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents and hold a PhD or MD by appointment.
Description
The Clifford Attkisson Clinical Services Research Training Program (CSRTP) is an NIMH-funded program at UCSF’s Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. Since 1985, it has provided education and support to postdoctoral scholars from varied disciplines pursuing careers in mental health services research. The program aims to bridge the gap between science and service by advancing interventions that are acceptable to people with mental illness, readily disseminated to service communities, and supported by policy makers.
Training combines intensive faculty research collaboration and mentorship with methodological education and professional development. Its research priorities include community-based treatment development and evaluation, dissemination and implementation of evidence-based practices, system and intersystem interventions for children, older adults, and people with severe mental illness, and health policy economics. Fellows develop research skills, knowledge of contemporary clinical services issues, and national scientific peer networks.
