Office of Career and Residency Advising (OCRA)

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Psychiatry Career Advising Toolkit

The Psychiatry Career Advising Toolkit provides UCR School of Medicine students with resources to explore psychiatry, connect with specialty-specific mentors, understand the training pathway, and prepare for residency application success.

Explore Psychiatry

Psychiatry Career Pathway

Learn about the journey to becoming a psychiatrist, including medical school preparation, residency training, fellowship opportunities, and career options.

Access Psychiatry Training Pathway and Career Roadmap

Psychiatry Specialty Profile

Explore information about psychiatry as a specialty, including career pathways, clinical experiences, and opportunities available to medical students.

This resource can help students:

  • Understand the scope of psychiatric practice
  • Learn about the evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of mental health conditions
  • Explore specialty-specific clinical experiences
  • Identify opportunities for career exploration

Psychiatrists provide comprehensive care for patients across the lifespan experiencing a wide range of mental health and psychiatric conditions. The specialty emphasizes patient-centered care, clinical assessment, diagnostic reasoning, therapeutic interventions, communication, and coordination of care across clinical settings.

Select the "Specialty Profiles" tab to explore specialty information, clinical experiences, career pathways, and opportunities available to medical students.

Preparing for Psychiatry Residency

Specialty-Specific Residency Resources

Access resources designed to help students understand psychiatry residency expectations and develop an effective application strategy.

Resources include:

Psychiatry Specialty Bootcamp

Learn from psychiatrists and specialty leaders about specialty exploration, clinical rotations, and residency preparation.

Topics include:

  • Exploring psychiatry as a specialty
  • Understanding psychiatric evaluation and patient care
  • Preparing for psychiatry clinical rotations
  • Building a competitive residency application
  • Preparing for residency interviews
  • Transitioning successfully into residency training

View Psychiatry Specialty Bootcamp Video

Psychiatry Fellowship Pathways

Explore fellowship opportunities available after psychiatry residency training. Fellowship training can provide additional opportunities for advanced clinical training, leadership development, research, and career specialization.

Please note: The fellowship pathways listed below represent fellowship areas for which the Office of Career and Residency (OCRA) has developed specialty-specific profiles and resources. This list is not intended to represent all fellowship opportunities available after this specialty's residency training. Students interested in additional fellowship pathways are encouraged to explore national specialty organizations, fellowship programs, and other specialty-specific resources.

Common fellowship pathways include:

  • Addiction Medicine
  • Sleep Medicine

Select the “Fellowship Profiles” tab to explore fellowship training, clinical experiences, specialization opportunities, and career pathways.

Mentorship and Advising

Psychiatry Faculty Advisors

Connect with psychiatry faculty advisors who provide specialty-specific guidance throughout medical school and residency preparation.

Faculty advisors can assist with:

  • Specialty exploration
  • Psychiatry clinical rotation planning
  • Research and scholarly opportunities
  • Residency application preparation
  • Career planning

Faculty Advisor(s)

Currently being established

Research and Scholarly Opportunities

Explore opportunities to participate in psychiatry-related research and scholarly activities.

Visit the Scholarly Activities Portal to learn about available projects, mentorship opportunities, and ways to get involved.

Student Community

Psychiatry Student Interest Group (PSIG)

Mission

The Psychiatry Student Interest Group (PSIG) introduces medical students to the field of psychiatry through meaningful engagement with clinical faculty, community physicians, and guest speakers. Through discussions on topics such as psychiatry subspecialties, career pathways, and work–life balance, PSIG provides early exposure to the breadth of psychiatric practice. The organization also promotes professional development, mentorship, and networking while fostering a supportive community for students interested in psychiatry.

Connect with peers and participate in psychiatry specialty exploration activities through the Psychiatry Student Interest Group. Opportunities include:

  • Psychiatry specialty education sessions
  • Discussions with clinical faculty and community physicians
  • Guest speaker events
  • Psychiatry career and subspecialty exploration
  • Physician mentorship opportunities
  • Professional development and networking activities

Psychiatry Student Interest Group Leadership

Faculty Advisor
Peter Ureste, MD, MACM

Student Leaders

Anh Voong
Nicole Choy
Joslyn Santana
John Chang

UCR Psychiatry Residency Match Information

Explore where UCR School of Medicine graduates have matched into psychiatry residency programs.

Select the "Residency Match Outcomes" tab to view specialty-specific residency match information.