Application Process

The EVMS Psychiatry Residency Program participates in the online ERAS application service. Applications are taken through the AAMC's Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS).  The program participates in the National Residency Matching Program. Email us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for more information.

Please be sure to fill out the application form completely - read all information available on the ERAS web site before submitting your application. Omissions may cause a delay in processing your application.

If you are an international medical graduate, the requirements are as follows:

1. First time passing on CSA (Clinical Skills Exam) exam
2. Passing score on USMLE step 1 & 2 or COMLEX step 1 & 2 (no minimum passing score, but in as few attempts as possible)  --  All residents are advised to take Step 3 by the end of PGY-1 but are required to have taken it by the end of the third month of their PGY-2 year of training.
3. Must be either a US citizen or green card holder (we do not sponsor any visas)
4. Should have 3 Letters of Recommendation from clinical sponsors
5. Should have at least 2 months or more of US experience in Psychiatry either through an externship or internship.
6. No minimum graduation date cutoff (of course, the sooner the better)
7. We do welcome IMG's to our program
8. Foreign applicants must be ECFMG certified and passed
9. We except ERAS applications only

Interviews are scheduled from the last week of October through mid-December.