I have accepted a summer 2015 external clinical placement at the Columbia University Medical Center- Columbia University Clinic for Anxiety and Related Disorders.  The external placement will provide intensive therapeutic training in anxiety related disorders for children and adolescents.  The Columbia University Clinic for Anxiety and Related Disorders bridges the research-clinical gap by developing, testing, and implementing evidence-based intervention.  This summer externship ideally will bridge a research and clinical relationship between Virginia Tech and Columbia University Medical Center.  As a summer extern, I will gain clinical and research experience in a medical university setting from one of the nation’s leading clinical researchers in anxiety disorders (Dr. Anne Marie Albano).  This clinical external placement is an unpaid position.  Housing will have to be acquired in the New York City region and the receipt of this award would greatly offset this financial burdeon.