General Psychiatry Residency Program

1. Applicants must graduate from an Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME)-accredited, American Osteopathic Association (AOA)-accredited, or Canadian-accredited medical school.
2. International medical graduates must have a valid Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) certificate at the time of application.
3. Applicants must meet California medical licensing requirements at the start of appointment.
4. Applicants must have U.S. citizenship, permanent residency, or an appropriate educational visa.
5. The program uses a holistic review process without United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) or Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination (COMLEX) score cutoffs.
6. Both U.S. and international medical graduates are considered using the same holistic review process.

The UCLA Psychiatry Residency Training Program is a four-year residency program based in metropolitan Los Angeles, with major training sites including the Stewart and Lynda Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA, the West Los Angeles VA Healthcare Center, Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health, and community-based organizations. Residents receive broad clinical exposure across inpatient hospitals, outpatient clinics, day programs, consultation-liaison services, integrated mental health, and long-term psychotherapy. Training includes psychodynamic therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, group therapy, psychopharmacology, and neuromodulation treatments such as ECT and TMS, along with education in neuroscience, evidence-based medicine, social determinants of health, structural competency, and health equity.

1. Applicants must register with the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP).
2. Applications are submitted through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS).
3. Required materials include Medical Student Performance Evaluation (MSPE)/Dean’s Letter, medical school transcript, personal statement, United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) and/or Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination (COMLEX) scores, and at least 3 letters of recommendation.
4. At least one letter of recommendation from Psychiatry is strongly encouraged.
5. Applications are reviewed beginning in October after receipt of the MSPE.
6. Selected applicants are invited for virtual interviews.
7. Applicants must pass the first two applicable licensing examination steps by January 31 to be ranked by the program.