Psychiatry
Total length of training for board eligibility:
4 years
Preliminary years required?
No
Major Sub-Specialties and length of Fellowship Training:
| Child/Adolescent |
2 years (may elect to forgo 4th year of general psychiatry and complete both in 5 years) |
| Administrative |
1 year |
| Addiction | 1 year |
| Forensic | 1 year |
| Geriatrics | 1 year |
| Psychosomatic Medicine | 1 year |
A reasonably competitive candidate should have the following:
Basic Science Honors: optional
For selection, honors in basic science is: less important
USMLE Step 1 Boards: passing score
For selection, the Step 1 score is: less important
USMLE Step 2 Boards: passing score
For selection, an appropriate Step 2 score is: less important
Research experience: optional
For selection, medical school research experience is: less important
Research should be in the specialty area: no
Honors in specialty rotation: is optional
For selection, Honors in the specialty rotation is: less important
Honors in core clerkships: should have
For selection, Honors in core clerkships is: very important
Election to AOA: is optional
For selection, membership in AOA is: less important
Recommended courses:
Neurology, Cardiology and Emergency Medicine
Specialty Societies:
American Psychiatric Association, http://www.psych.org
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, http://www.aacap.org
American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry, http://www.aaap.org
American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, http://www.aapl.org
Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine, http://www.apm.org
Major Journals:
American Journal of Psychiatry, http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/
Archives of General Psychiatry, http://archpsyc.ama-assn.org/
The Brisitsh Journal of Psychiatry, http://bjp.rcpsych.org/
For further information about Psychiatry please contact:
Betty Brenner- Residency Coordinator
University of Minnesota Medical School
Department of Psychiatry
Dept of Psychiatry
2491 2A West
2450 Riverside Ave
Minneapolis, MN 55454
(612) 273-9822
brenn036@umn.edu
The content editor for this page is Katrina McGill, kdmcgill@umn.edu, (612) 626-0163
