Application
For the General Psychiatry Residency, UCLA participates in the National Residency Matching Program (NRMP, or "The Match"), and will accept applications only via the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). The steps to apply are as follows:
- Complete the NRMP match enrollment materials from AAMC
- Complete the ERAS application for residencies
- Arrange for us to receive:
- a dean's letter
- a transcript of your medical school grades
- a personal statement
- scores obtained on the USMLE examinations
- at least three letters of recommendation (at least one from psychiatry is encouraged, but not required)
We review applications in November after receipt of the dean’s letters. Outstanding applicants will be invited to come for personal interviews. You will be contacted via ERAS e-mail regarding your interview status.
Our interviews will consist of individual interviews with faculty and residents, a slide presentation, program description, and tour of the hospital. We will provide you with breakfast and lunch and a light meal/happy hour at the close of the day with several of our residents.
Once you are invited for an interview, please specify your choice of dates in an e-mail or by phone (310) 825-0018, to Karina Amaya. You will receive an e-mail confirmation via ERAS. All interviews should be scheduled at least two weeks in advance. If for some reason your plans should change and you are unable to keep your scheduled appointment, please be sure to call to cancel as we usually have a waiting list for our interview dates.
We encourage you to apply to our affiliated residency programs as well. They are the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center Program and the Sepulveda VA Hospital Program, each of which is an independent residency program. They also accept their applications through ERAS only. For questions regarding the application and interview process at Harbor/UCLA, please contact Ms. Sharon Frank at (310) 222-3137; at Sepulveda VA Hospital please contact Ms. Jeannie Weber at (818) 895-9349. Residents at both of these programs rotate through the Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital and/or the WLA VA Hospital for some of their training. The attendings at these institutions are also UCLA faculty members.
Requests for further information and all application materials should be directed to:
Karina Amaya
Housestaff Education Coordinator
UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior
Department of Psychiatry, Office of Education
760 Westwood Plaza, Room C8-225
Los Angeles, CA 90024-1759
310.825.0018 Direct
310.825.6483 Fax
Email: kamaya@mednet.ucla.edu
