Psychiatry
Contacts
Specialty Advisor and Specialty Interest Group Faculty Advisor
Specialty Advisor and Clerkship Director
Residency Program Director(s)
MSH/BHC: Dr. Antonia New
MSM/W: Dr. Paul Rosenfield
Elmhurst: Dr. Maria Chona P. San Gabriel
APEX Champion
Specialty Overview
A psychiatrist specializes in the evaluation and treatment of mental, addictive and emotional disorders such as schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, substance-related disorders, sexual and gender-identity disorders and adjustment disorders.
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How long is this specialty's residency?
Residency training in psychiatry is four years.
Websites for Reference
A Roadmap to Psychiatric Residency
Away Electives
Away Electives
Not required, depends on the student and the reason for an away. May be advisable to do one if there’s a specific program or location of interest.
Order of Away vs Home
Whatever order student chooses
Programs where ISMMS students have completed away electives.
CA
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
1
CA
Stanford University
2
CA
UC Davis School of Medicine
1
CA
University of San Francisco
1
CT
Yale University
1
MA
Harvard Medical School/MGH McLean
1
NY
Columbia University
1
NY
Maimonides Medical Center
1
NY
New York University Grossman School of Medicine
3
Match Statistics
Information provided by the National Residency Matching Program (NRMP) Charting Outcomes in the Match, last updated August 2024
Mean Number of Contiguous Ranks
11.5
Mean USMLE Step 2 CK Score
246
Mean Number of Research Experiences
3.0
Mean Number of Abstracts, Presentations and Publications
7.5
Competitiveness
Source: 2025 Match Advanced Data Tables
In the 2025 Match there were 2,388 positions in 404 programs, 60% of positions were filled by U.S. MD Seniors.
Application Information
Application System
ERAS
Match System
NRMP
Signaling
Source: ERAS Signaling and 2025 ERAS Data
How Many?
10
Signal Home Program?
Yes
Signal Away Program?
Check with individual programs
Average Number of Applications Submitted
61.87
Comment from Specialty Advisor:
Strategy should be discussed with specialty advisor to ensure signals are spread amongst different types of programs. Optimally program and geographic signals should be aligned. It is possible to get IVs at programs not signaled, but a relatively low chance.
Letters of Recommendation
Standardized Letter of Evaluation (SLOE)?
No
Departmental/Chair Letter?
No
Who should other letters come from?
2 in psychiatry (can be combo of clinical or a research mentor if applicant has devoted a lot of time to research although most people have at least 2 clinical psychiatry letters ) 1 non psych clinical letter (some programs want IM or peds but most don't specify) 1 can be research, any mentor, someone who supervised you during a scholarly year, someone who knows you well in a different specialty, etc
Comment from Specialty Advisor:
Writer should know you well and ideally be able to do more than just repeat your CV.
Interviewing and Post Interview Communication
Applications are downloaded by programs...
On the first date they are available- students should submit everything prior to that date
This specialty’s MSH program interviews all ISMMS students who apply.
Yes
Interviews are sent out...
Any time after applications are available, interview invitations are rolling
Thank You Emails
Yes, definitely a good idea.
Letters of Intent
Yes, letters of intent are helpful to programs and applicants but make sure you're only sending to one program if you are telling them they are #1 on your rank list. Consult with an advisor before sending.
ISMMS Match Data 2020-2025
Psychiatry
Baylor Coll Med-Houston-TX
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Psychiatry
Brigham & Womens Hosp-MA
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
Psychiatry
Case Western/Univ Hosps Cleveland Med Ctr-OH
1
0
0
0
1
0
2
Psychiatry
Duke Univ Med Ctr-NC
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Psychiatry
Family Health Ctrs at NYU Langone-NY
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Psychiatry
Hosp of the Univ of PA
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
Psychiatry
ISMMS Mount Sinai Hospital-NY
2
6
3
4
2
3
20
Psychiatry
ISMMS Mount Sinai Morningside-West-NY
2
3
0
3
1
0
9
Psychiatry
Maine Med Ctr
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Psychiatry
MGB-Massachusetts Gen Hosp
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Psychiatry
Montefiore Med Ctr/Einstein-NY
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Psychiatry
NYP Hosp-Columbia Univ Med Ctr-NY
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
Psychiatry
NYP Hosp-Weill Cornell Med Ctr-NY
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
Psychiatry
NYU Grossman School Of Medicine-NY
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
Psychiatry
Stanford Health Care-CA
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
Psychiatry
SUNY HSC Brooklyn-NY
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Psychiatry
U Alabama Med Ctr-Birmingham
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
Psychiatry
U Southern California
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
Psychiatry
UC San Francisco-CA
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
Psychiatry
UCLA Semel Inst for Neuroscience-CA
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Psychiatry
VA Greater LA Hlth Sys-CA
1
0
0
1
0
0
2
Psychiatry
Yale-New Haven Hosp-CT
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
Psychiatry
Zucker SOM-Northwell Zucker Hillside-NY
0
1
0
0
1
0
2
Psychiatry/Research
B I Deaconess Med Ctr-MA
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Psychiatry/Research
NYU Grossman School Of Medicine-NY
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
Psychiatry/Research
Yale-New Haven Hosp-CT
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Possible 'At Risk' Identifiers
Not getting a lot of interviews is the biggest sign a student may be at risk of not matching. The students who don't seek out and follow advice of the specialty advisors tend to be the ones most at risk.
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