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Residency Training - Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

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Selection Process

Residents are eligible to enter into training in child and adolescent psychiatry after completing a year of internship and either two or three years of a general psychiatry residency (starting at the PGY-IV or -V year of post graduate training in psychiatry).

The program requires completion of an application, three letters of recommendation (one must be from a current training director), training documentation form (to be completed by training director), curriculum vitae, a personal statement, an official copy of their medical school dean's letter and transcript, official USMLE step 1, 2 and 3 scores (or equivalent) and a copy of current medical license. For international medical graduates, a copy of the ECFMG certificate is also required. There are no specific cut-offs used in the evaluation of applications for interviews. The program director, associate program director and/or program administrator reviews each application in its entirety. Decisions for interviews are based on that review and availability.

Interviews are conducted from September to early December the year before training is scheduled to begin. Interviews occur at both NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center and are nearly a full day. The residency selection committee and the director of residency training determine the ranking of the final list for submission to the NRMP. Applicants are ranked based on consideration of academic performance, letters of recommendations, personal statement, and assessment of interviewers as to the potential of the applicant to perform their duties, work in a professional and ethically sound manner, and to excel in the field of child and adolescent psychiatry.

Application

Applicants must submit the following to be considered for a position in the NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Training Program of Columbia and Cornell Universities:

• Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Training Application; download the application
• Training Documentation Form
• Personal Statement
• Three letters of recommendation, including one from your training director
• Current CV
• Official Medical School Transcript and Copy of the Dean's Letter
• Copy of current medical license
• Official USMLE Score Reports for Steps 1, 2, and 3 or equivalent
• Foreign medical school graduates should submit a copy of their ECFMG certificate and proof of visa status if not a US citizen.

Completed applications should be received no later than November 1 for training to begin the next academic year. Applicants will be invited for interviews following review of completed application packets.

Applications and inquiries should be addressed to:
Elisabeth Guthrie, MD
Program Director
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Training Program
1051 Riverside Drive, Unit 78
New York, NY 10032
Telephone: (212) 543-0919
Fax: (212) 543-5966
E-mail: guthriee@childpsych.columbia.edu