Application

You may print out the application form here or contact us to have an application e-mailed to you.  The match number for the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) is: 2436405FO.

The entire program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).

For any Child applicant not from our general program, we will require verification of documentation from the program of origin, as we do with general residents transferring to our general program.  The ERAS verification system is used for general residency applicants.

Applications are reviewed by a selection committee composed of the program director, residents in the program, and two other child and adolescent psychiatry faculty members.

Completed applications with required attachments should be sent to:

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Residency Office
Department of Psychiatry
A233 East Fee Hall
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824-1316

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Selection Criteria

1.   The MSU Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Residency Program is governed by the rules of the Child and Adolescent Residency Review Committee for Psychiatry, an Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) institution created for the accreditation and review of US Psychiatry Residency Programs.

2.   The MSU Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Residency Review Committee and its subgroup the Child and Adolescent Residency Selection Committee, supervises the selection of all child and adolescent psychiatric residents in the MSU program.

3.   Applicants must have a permanent visa or be a US citizen in order to qualify for residency training in the MSU Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Residency program

4.   Only unsanctioned individuals or entities will be employed or contracted.  The term “unsanctioned” refers to those individuals or entities not included on the Office of Inspector General (OIG) Exclusion List or General Service Administration (GSA) List of Parties Excluded from Federal Programs.

5.   Applicant Eligibility Criteria

• Graduation from a US or Canadian medical school accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME)

• Graduation from a US osteopathic medical school accredited by the American Osteopathic Association

• Graduation from a medical school outside the US or Canada with a current, fully valid certificate from the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates

• A minimum of two years training in adult psychiatry from an accredited program

• USMLE or COMLEX score of 75+ (Step 1,2, and 3)

• Passing of Clinical Skills Assessment Exam

• A full and unrestricted license to practice medicine in the US

• Federal DEA license

• Grade point average 3.0+

• Aptitude for child and adolescent psychiatry as demonstrated in personal statements

• Expert written and oral command of the English Language (personal statement, application, letters of recommendation)

• Evidence of a commitment to child and adolescent psychiatry as a career

6.   Applicants shall participate in the both the American Osteopathic Association (DO) Resident Match as well as the National Resident (MD) Matching Program if applicable.

Applications received after December 1st will be given secondary consideration.

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Stipends

July 1, 2008 – June 30, 2009

Residents are appointed as instructors at Michigan State University. The faculty benefit plan is provided which includes health insurance, dental coverage, disability insurance, malpractice insurance, and  travel and death benefits.  The department provides a $1000.00 book and travel reimbursement for child residents. Vacation days are accumulated according to the program year of July through June. Days must be used yearly.

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Contact Information

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