Mentoring Young Researchers: Can the Donald J Cohen Fellowships Model be Applicable and useful to Australasian Psychiatry?

Abstract

A proposal about funding, participants and activities is presented. This suggests that a mentoring model similar to the Donald J Cohen Fellowship program can be easily conducted in Australasia. Implementing a program of this type would give College Fellows, the Australian Medical Council, the Commonwealth Government and other relevant organizations a clear message that the RANZCP is seriously committed to fostering and supporting research.

Viral time capsule: a global photo-elicitation study of child and adolescent mental health professionals during COVID-19

“…We approached individuals through two separate invitations: (1) Locally, to all members of the Yale Child Study Center community, encouraging submission of entries toward a grand rounds presentation entitled "Selfies Gone Viral, " which was held virtually on May 12, 2020;and (2) Internationally, to graduates of the Donald J. Cohen mentorship program (DJCP), which has been continuously hosted since 2004 by the International Association of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions (IACAPAP) [18][19][20]. Snowballing from these two outreach efforts yielded our final study sample.…”

Helping each other help children — worldwide research networks in child and adolescent mental health

“…Since 2006, the Donald J. Cohen (DJC) Travel Fellowship has been an integral part of the Congress. It aims to foster the professional development of ‘emerging leaders’ in child and adolescent mental health (Adler et al , 2007).…”

Research skills training for child psychiatry residents

“…Moreover, Donald J. Cohen Fellowship Award organized by the International Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions (IACAPAP) is another training program for young professionals in the field of child and adolescent psychiatry aiming to foster the professional development of emerging leaders in child and adolescent psychiatry worldwide. This program also includes, among other components, special seminars and mentoring, which is crucial [8,9]. Young researchers with the interest in child and adolescent psychiatry from all over the world have an opportunity to participate in these trainings on annual basis.…”