The medical school funds a variety of awards to support your professional development and recognize your accomplishments.
The Patrick Lee Foundation is a private, family foundation committed to achieving immediate and measurable impact in the areas of education and mental health. In their work with the University at Buffalo Department of Psychiatry, the foundation has funded important initiatives.
The Patrick Lee Scholarship is for third- and fourth-year medical students from the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo who are interested in pursuing careers in psychiatry. Students will commit to practicing in Western New York for five years after their residency training. Up to three scholars from each class will be selected to receive a scholarship for $35,000 per year. The students who are selected will receive the scholarship at the end of their third year and again at the end of their fourth year.
Interested medical students should email Michael DiGiacomo, MD for further instruction on how to apply.
Erie County Medical Center Department of Psychiatry - 11th Floor Room 1167 462 Grider Street Buffalo, NY 14215
Phone: 7168984429
Email: mrd7@buffalo.edu
The application deadline is April 7, 2025. The selection committee will select the three scholarship winners by May 1, 2025.
Kathy Benz
Assistant to the Chair
Psychiatry
Erie County Medical Center, 462 Grider Street, Buffalo, NY 14215
Phone: 716-898-5945; Fax: 716-898-4538
Email: kbenz@buffalo.edu
Please contact the director of medical student education or the residency program director with any questions.
Director of Medical Student Education, Psychiatry; Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry; Medical Director, ECMC Partial Hospitalization Program
Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry & Program Director of Residency Training in Psychiatry
University at Buffalo - Psychiatry Erie County Medical Center 462 Grider St. Rm 1184 Buffalo, NY 14215
Phone: (716) 898-4221
Email: pauladel@buffalo.edu
Current Patrick Lee Scholarship scholars include: