General Residency Training and Subspecialties in Psychiatry

What is the RRC and why should I be interested?
All general psychiatry residency programs and formal subspecialty fellowships in psychiatry are accredited by the ACGME, or Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. To gain and maintain accreditation, residency programs are expected to comply with the Accreditation Standards for their discipline. In addition, institutions sponsoring residency programs are expected to adhere to a set of Institutional Requirements. Compliance with the ACGME's standards is measured through periodic review of all programs. Each year, the RRCs review nearly one-half of all accredited programs. Approximately 2,200 of these reviews involve a formal on-site visit to the program; the remaining reviews are based on documents each program provides to the ACGME. On average, each accredited residency program is site visited every 3.7 years. Sponsoring institutions are also site visited periodically. The interval between site visits ranges from one to five years, with a longer period indicating that the ACGME and RRCs are more confident about the ability of a given program or institution to provide quality education. Visit the psychiatry RRC for more information.

What are the various subspecialties in psychiatry and what are their training requirements?
Information on psychiatric subspecialties

How do I find out more about individual residency programs?
You can go to AMA's FREIDA to find information on individual residency and/or fellowship programs. FREIDA is an online is a database with over 7,800 graduate medical education programs accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, as well as over 200 combined specialty programs.

How do I find vacant residency or fellowship positions?
The APA maintains an online listing of available residency and fellowship positions called the Clearinghouse. You may also use AAMC's Find-A-Resident program, on-line service designed to provide a direct and efficient way for program directors and residents to connect. Residency programs share information about open positions; applicants post their resume for programs to review.

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