Psychiatry Residency Program
Program Director
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Dear Applicant,
Congratulations on the completion of your medical training! This accomplishment allows you to pursue a variety of career pathways, and we are eager to support your interest in pursuing residency training in psychiatry. FAU Psychiatry is an ACGME-approved, state-of-the-art psychiatry residency training program, which welcomed its first resident cohort in July 2018.
Choosing the right residency program is a crucial step in your professional growth and development. During your four years of psychiatry residency training at FAU, you will experience a stimulating mixture of education, supervision, mentorship, on-the-job clinical training, and exposure to research and scholarship that together will provide the foundation needed to support the rest of your career. Our focus on critical thinking will provide you with the tools to appraise and incorporate new discoveries in our fast-moving field.
Located in Palm Beach County, Florida, our university-based program features major clinical rotations at Tenet HealthCare's Delray Medical Center; West Palm Beach Veteran's Administration Medical Center; Bethesda Hospital East; Rales Jewish Family Services and Psychiatric Specialty Center, and a variety of electives at additional sites.
Apply to Psychiatry Residency Program
Thank you for your interest in our program. We invite you to learn more about the process for candidates below.
The FAU Psychiatry Residency Training Program participates in the National Residency Matching Program (NRMP). The NRMP number for our program is 1586400C0. All applications for an FAU Psychiatry position must be submitted through the Electronic Residency Application System (ERAS). We do not accept applications outside of ERAS. Please refer to the ERAS Timeline page for Match Cycle dates.
We will begin reviewing residency applications when released by ERAS and accept applications completed by December 1 for the current match season. We offer four categorical positions for each residency year.
Interviews begin in October and continue through mid-January. If you are selected for an interview, you will be contacted through the ERAS system. Because of the high volume of applications, please do not call or email for application status updates.
You must have a passing grade/score on the USMLE Step1 or COMLEX1 exam to be considered for intereview. A passing USMLE Step2 or COMLEX2 score is required to be considered for ranking at the end of the Match cycle. We will review your application in its entirety and make a decision based on your complete application.
We accept U.S. allopathic and osteopathic medical graduates, international medical graduates, and J1-sponsored visa candidates. International medical graduates must have completed their medical education contiguously and within three years of applying to FAU Psychiatry. Preference will be given to IMGs with prior U.S. educational and/or work experience.
Additional details can be found in our FREIDA profile.
Application Requirements
- Current curriculum vitae (ERAS format)
- Complete ERAS common application
- Personal Statement
- Three to four letters of recommendation (four letters preferred)
- Dean’s letter and Medical Student Performance Evaluation
- Transcripts
FAU Psychiatry accepts applications from qualified allopathic, osteopathic, and International Medical Graduates, all candidates pass the USMLE Step1 or COMLEX1 examinations. International medical graduates must have completed medical school without gaps and within the last three years, and ideally already have prior US experience.
The Interview Day
For the 2025/2026 Interview Season we will be conducting all interviews virtually. Prior to your interview day you will have an opportunity to meet virtually with some of our current residents. On the interview day you will meet virtually with the Program Director, at least 2 faculty members and the Program Manager.
We do not offer individual tours or meetings outside of the interview day with candidates.
Contact Psychiatry Residency Program
Please contact our staff for more information about the FAU Psychiatry Residency. Please include Psychiatry Residency in the subject line of your email.