Application Requirements

Beginning with July 2001 PGYI applicants, The Department of Psychiatry will uses the AAMC's Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) exclusively to process and review applications. If you are an American medical student your Dean's office will provide an ERAS application package for you to use. When you complete your application, take the discs and ERAS payment to your Dean's office. If you are an International Medical Graduate, please contact the ECFMG to apply using ERAS.

The Department of Psychiatry accepts six (6) PGY-1s each year. While we don't have an official application deadline, we have scheduled the majority of our interviews by mid-November. So, we encourage those truly interested in our program to apply as soon as ERAS allows.

Applicants for PGYII and above residency training should submit the GWU application form with photo attached (see the application form link below). In addition we require your medical school transcript, a Dean's Letter of Recommendation and two supporting letters. One should come from a departmental chairman or attending under whom you have served, the other may come from any physician acquainted with your preparation in medicine. We also need a letter from the training program you are transferring from itemizing your rotations and stating that you are in good standing. As an addendum to your personal statement, you should discuss specifics of the GWU Psychiatry Residency Training Program that you think make it a "good fit" for you and your interests. Please also include copies of your *USMLE score reports, your CV, and, if applicable, a copy of your ECFMG certificate. Applicants should be able to demonstrate a sustained interest in and commitment to the study of psychiatry and the behavioral sciences.

The Psychiatry Residency Program of the George Washington University Medical Center solicits applications from international medical graduates, as well as graduates of United States medical schools. In selecting IMG applicants, we prefer a combined Step 1 USMLE score above 200, although other personal and professional experiences and competencies are weighed when examination scores are lower. Applicants are rarely selected with USMLE scores below 190 on Step I and Step II examinations. Competency in the English language and American culture is an important consideration. However, no US clinical experience is required. Based upon initial application materials, applicants are selected for personal interviews and final considerations for a position. Generally, four PGY-I residents are selected each year through the annual Match process. The PGY-II class is then expanded to six or seven residents each year through additional recruitment at the PGY-II level. The number of international residents in the GW psychiatry residency has ranged from 10% to 20% of all the residents in recent years.

Visas accepted for Graduate Medical Education at GWU:

GWU does NOT accept / sponsor:

* USMLE scores should be 190 or higher on the three-digit scale for Step-1 and Step-2. Compelling applications will however, be considered on a provisional basis.

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Psychiatric Residency Training Program
Application Form

The George Washington University Medical Center
Director, Psychiatric Residency Programs
2150 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20037
202-741-2893 | 202-741-2900
gwupsychresident@mfa.gwu.edu

Instructions: Applicants for PGY 1 positions should apply through ERAS. PGYII and above applicants should download the Residency application and print it. Complete all sections, and mail the application to:

The George Washington University Medical Center
Director, Psychiatric Residency Programs
2150 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20037

Each Applicant MUST answer all questions.

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Click here to download the Psychiatric Residency Application.

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