EVMS Psychiatry Residency Program

The Psychiatry Residency Program is a fully accredited program leading to eligibility for certification by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Applications are taken only through the AAMC’s electronic application service. Multiple training sites provide diverse experiences for well-rounded training in psychiatric care.

Clinical training is supplemented by departmental Grand Rounds, a weekly lecture series, ward rounds, resident workshops, and clinical conferences. Resident life is enhanced by reasonable call schedules, scheduled social activities, and retreats, all of which promote a feeling of camaraderie among residents.

Residents speak in front of Hofheimer Hall, home of the EVMS Psychiatry Residency Program

The first year of residency consists of six months of inpatient psychiatry, two months of neurology, and four months of internal medicine.

The second year consists of three three-month rotations in inpatient psychiatry, consult/liaison psychiatry, and emergency psychiatry, and one month rotations each in child psychiatry, geriatric psychiatry, and substance abuse.

The entire third year is an outpatient year. The fourth year includes experience as a senior resident on an inpatient service at one of the main teaching hospitals, rotations in geriatric psychiatry, child psychiatry, and substance abuse, and elective rotations.

Each resident maintains his/her own long-term psychotherapy cases throughout the residency. Special attention is given to analytic theory in modern psychodynamically-oriented psychotherapy, in addition to cognitive behavioral psychotherapy, and supportive psychotherapy. Neurobiology and psychopharmacology are emphasized daily during rotations as well as in didactics. There is also a longitudinal clinical experience in group psychotherapy.

Each resident is expected to be involved in some form of psychiatric scholarly activity by developing and/or participating in a research project or by developing two clinical case reports that contribute original work. Strong support is available through psychiatric supervisors and research assistants, as well as by our research coordinator who holds a doctoral degree in education. Managed care experience, essential in today's practice of psychiatry, is also part of our residents' training experience. The EVMS Psychiatry Residency is truly an exceptional program in which to train.

Requirements to apply to the Psychiatry Residency Program:

1. Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident (we do not sponsor any visas).
2. Foreign applicants must be ECFMG certified and passed
   1. USMLE Step 1
   2. USMLE Step 2
   3. CSA Exam (first time passing)
3. Foreign applicants must have clinical experience in Psychiatry in the U.S. of two or more months.
4. Applicants must apply through ERAS.

In addition, there are no minimum USMLE cutoff scores, however higher scores and fewer attempts are preferred. Also, later graduation dates are preferred to earlier ones.

For more information regarding applying to the residency program: