Residency Training Program in Psychiatry

WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENTS TO BE CONSIDERED FOR YOUR PROGRAM?
• A completed ERAS application for Residency Training in Psychiatry.
• Personal Statement
• Curriculum Vitae/Resume
• A copy of your ECFMG Status Report (if applicable).
• Letter from the Dean of the applicant's Medical School/MSPE.
• Official Medical School Transcripts with Translations (if applicable).
• USMLE Score Reports (Step 1 and Step 2) or Comlex.
• Three recent letters of recommendations.
• Less than 8-10 years out of medical school.
• A Photograph.

DO YOU HAVE ANY SCORE REQUIREMENTS?
We prefer USMLE Step 2 to be 79 and above. There are no requirements for Step 1

DO YOU NEED PRIOR CLINICAL EXPERIENCE IN PSYCHIATRY TO APPLY?
Prior clinical experience in psychiatry is a plus but not necessary.

DOES THE PROGRAM SPONSOR VISAS?
Cabrini Medical Center does not sponsor any visas. We accept applicants with permanent residency or U.S. Citizenship.

ARE YOU IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE BELL COMMISSION?
We are the only hospital in Manhattan that remains in full compliance with the Bell Commission. In fact, we instituted some of the changes before, such as "capping admissions", capping the number of patients to follow, and back in 1986 we started to send home interns at 2:00PM the day after being on call. In 1989, we instituted the Night Float system (NF), and this system allows significant reduction in the work hours for both interns and residents. NIGHT FLOAT WORKS SUNDAY TO FRIDAY NIGHT FROM 11:00PM TO THE MORNING. The only two days where the NF team does not work is on Fridays and Saturdays. Each intern is guaranteed to have one day of the weekend off; and if the intern is on call for 24-hours (that is Friday or Saturday), he/she is off the next day.
To be on call means admitting patients from 3:00PM to 10:00PM (which is the cut-off time); patients admitted after 10:00PM are to be worked up by the NF team.

WHAT ARE THE ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES?

DO YOU PROVIDE HOUSING?
There are a limited amount of subsidized apartments near the hospital, available on a first-come first serve basis.

DO YOU ACCEPT INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL GRADUATES?
Cabrini Medical Center is an equal opportunity employer, we accept U.S. and foreign medical graduates and Cabrini adheres to the policies and procedures of the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP).

WHAT IS THE ON CALL SCHEDULE?
First year residents are on-call (5) times per month with a senior Third year resident.
Second and Third year residents are on-call (3-4) times per month including Holidays, Weekends and Weekdays. There are compensation days given for holidays.

DO YOU HAVE A COMPUTER SYSTEM?
Fully operational for more than nine years. Orders can be placed for all laboratories (Hematology; Chemistry; Radiology Department; EKG; Dietary; Respiratory, Therapy, Urinanalysis; retrieval of results, etc.)

WHAT IS THE VACATION TIME?
Four weeks (20 days). Vacation can be taken all at once or two (2) weeks at a time.

WHO WRITES THE ORDERS?
It is the responsibility of the house staff to write orders on all patients. Private physicians are to be kept informed of any substantial tests (expensive or invasive). However, all patients on the medical service are considered teaching cases.

WHAT IS THE DAILY SCHEDULE?

WHO WRITES THE DISCHARGE SUMMARIES?
This is the responsibility of the residents.

HOW IS PARKING?
Some house staff park in the vicinity, either on the street shifting places (risky business) or in a private lot (expensive). There is a small hospital parking lot, which is used by attendings and residents for a monthly fee.

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