Application Requirements

Eligible candidates will have completed an ACGME–accredited psychiatry residency program prior to start date of the fellowship. Applications for the 2009-2010 fellowship year should be submitted electronically to Dr. Greenfield with a copy to Mayita de la Peña (EMAIL ADDRESSES BELOW). The following documents will be necessary to process your application:

• Universal Application for Residency National Recruitment Matching Program. Although we don’t go through the match, we use the Universal Application for Residency. PLEASE DOWNLOAD AND COMPLETE THIS APPLICATION AND FORWARD IT ELECTRONICALLY TO Dr. Shelly F. Greenfield with a copy to Mayita de la Peña. Please click here to download this application. 
• Current curriculum vitae. FORWARD ELECTRONICALLY
• Personal statement describing your interests, achievements, and career goals FORWARD ELECTRONICALLY
• DIGITAL PHOTO SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY IS PREFERRED (Passport size photo by mail is acceptable if digital photo is not available
• ECFMG   Certificate, if applicable (FAX AND MAIL)
• USMLE I, II, III scores (FAX AND MAIL)
• Applicants need to be eligible for the full Massachusetts Medical License (USMLE III) and obtain the license prior to the start date of the fellowship (FAX AND MAIL WHEN OBTAINED)
• Applicants need to obtain the DEA  X license to prescribe suboxone prior to the fellowship start date (FAX AND MAIL WHEN OBTAINED)
• Copy of Visa, if applicable (FAX AND MAIL)
• Signed statement that the applicant has received the GME policies. Please review the GME policies which are available through the Partners GME policy link below (PLEASE SUMBIT STATEMENT WITH YOUR NAME AS SIGNATURE ELECTRONICALLY). Please click here to download a copy of the statement.
• Four letters of recommendation must come under separate cover (cannot come from the candidate).Please ask your supervisors to send the letters by email with the hard copy to follow.
• One letter must be from the residency program director documenting successful completion and graduation from the program
• Letters of recommendation should be emailed directly to: Dr. Shelly F Greenfield MD, MPH with a copy to Mayita de la Peña.

While email is preferred, if necessary, hard copies of letters of recommendation can be sent via mail to:

Shelly F. Greenfield, MD, MPH
Director, Partners Healthcare Fellowship in Addiction Psychiatry
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Program
McLean Hospital, Proctor House III
115 Mill Street
Belmont, MA 02478

SUMMARY:

1. SEND ELECTRONICALLY: Universal Application, CV, personal statement, digital photo if you have one, and signed statement that you have received the Partners GME policies.
2. SEND ELECTRONICALLY:  Request 4 letters of recommendation to be sent electronically directly from supervisors and training director along with statement that you have waived the right to see the letters.
3. SEND BY FAX AND MAIL: Passport photo (if you do not have a digital photo), ECFMG Certificate, SUMLE I,II, III scores, Copy of visa.
4. SEND BY MAIL: Have your supervisors forward hard copies of their electronically submitted letters.

We strongly advise that applicants begin the process of applications for the full licensure in the state of Massachusetts by January 1 of their potential training year if they anticipate moving to the state.  If there are documents from previous positions or schools where you have trained that you think may be difficult to obtain, we suggest that you begin this process to obtain those documents as soon as possible.

The Fellowship Training Committee will review all applications and the Training Director may conduct a telephone interview before extending an invitation for an interview. Applicants provide their own transportation and accommodations. Information regarding convenient hotels and rates may be available from the fellowship coordinator.

Questions regarding procedures and other aspects of the fellowship may be directed to the following:

Mayita de la Peña, Fellowship Coordinator
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Program
McLean Hospital, Proctor House, Room 318
115 Mill Street
Belmont, MA 02478
Phone: (617) 855-2403
Fax: (617) 855-2699
delapem@mcleanpo.mclean.org

Olivera Bogunovic, MD
Faculty
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Program
McLean Hospital
115 Mill Street
Belmont, MA 02478
Phone: (617) 855-2403
obogunovic@mclean.harvard.edu

Shelly F. Greenfield, MD, MPH
Director, Harvard/Partners Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship
ADATP
McLean Hospital
115 Mill Street
Belmont, MA 02479
Phone: (617) 855-2241
FAX: (617-855-2699
shelly_greenfield@hms.harvard.edu