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Acknowledgments

We would like to thank all fellows who have participated in the UCSF fellowship. We also are extremely appreciative of our public partners who helped make these projects successful, specifically Drs. Irene Sung, Aaron Chapman, Hung-Ming Chu, Annie Gonzalez, Lisa Inman, Steven Wozniak, Thao Tran, Anna Valdez, Ako Jacintho, Anita Barzman, Rick Patel, and George Harrison.

Funding

There was no explicit funding support for this manuscript, but several authors had additional funding supporting their salary. Dr. Thomas received salary support from an NIH grant (KL2TR001870–01). Dr. Mangurian received salary support from NIH grants (K23MH093689, R01MH112420, and R03DK101857), the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, California Health Care Foundation, California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development. Dr. Mangurian is a founding member of TIME’S UP Healthcare but receives no financial compensation from that organization. In 2019, Dr. Mangurian received one-time speaking honorarium from the following organizations: American Psychiatric Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and Uncommon Bold. Dr. Tolou-Shams received salary support from NIH grants DA034538, DA035231, and R21HD082330. Dr. Dilley received salary support from NIH grants R34MH1105272 and R43MH108428. The remaining authors have no additional funding to declare.

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    Andrea Elser, Melanie Thomas, Marina Tolou-Shams, Alissa Peterson, James Dilley & Christina Mangurian

  2. Alameda County Health Care for the Homeless, Oakland, CA, USA

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Elser, A., Thomas, M., Tolou-Shams, M. et al. Building Skills and Creating Change in the Healthcare System Through Public Psychiatry Fellowship Capstone Projects. Acad Psychiatry 44, 212–217 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40596-019-01169-w

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