The Florida Psychiatric Society's leadership training program for psychiatric chief residents and chief fellows, RIPPLE, equips residents with tools and experiences to help them succeed in leadership positions. This program is FREE to our chief residents and chief fellows!

RIPPLE, short for "Residents in Psychiatry Programs: Leadership Experience," is a certification program where our chief residents and chief fellows will learn how to be an effective leader through self-awareness and improved communication, as well as other skills critical to success and satisfaction as both a psychiatrist and a leader.

Over the course of four sessions, chief residents/chief fellows will participate in engaging small group exercises and modules, in both in-person and video conferencing formats that will allow participants to learn from Psychiatry chief residents and chief fellows across Florida as well as a diverse group of faculty members.

Learn about the 2025 RIPPLE Program Here

The Florida Psychiatric Society's leadership training program for psychiatric chief residents and chief fellows, RIPPLE , will equip you with tools and experiences to help you succeed in leadership positions. This program is FREE to our chief residents and chief fellows!

What you will gain from this program:

• A certification of your leadership credentials.
• Foundational skills for creating effective and lasting impact in your leadership role.
• Hands-on practice for identifying challenges and creating development plans.
• Opportunities to network with mentors and peers from other residency programs.
• An understanding of the framework of the Florida Psychiatric Society.

Like a stone thrown into the water, what leaders do has a ripple effect that extends beyond those immediately around them. In addition to impacting performance, chief residents and chief fellows serve as role models, impacting the attitudes, behavior and organizational culture with almost every interaction they have with their peers and others.

FPS Wins Honorable Mention for the District Branch Best Practice Award!

RIPPLE, FPS' chief residency program, earned the Honorable Mention  for the APA's District Branch Best Practice Award. Congratulations to RIPPLE's founding program director, Dr. Daniel Castellanos, as well as our other dedicated RIPPLE faculty, Dr. Ethan Kass, Dr. Ludmila De Faria, Dr. Omair Abbasi, Dr. Audrey La Noce, and Dr. Carolyn Drazinic.

Previous RIPPLE classes