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General Psychiatry Residency Program

General Psychiatry Application Process

RESIDENT ELIGIBLITY AND SELECTION

Psychiatry Residency Email Account: SSKAGG@LSUHSC.EDU

House Officer selection criteria must conform to the guidelines of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) General Requirements. House Officers are selected by program directors from an applicant pool in the National Residency Matching Program (NRMP) or from NRMP Specialty Matching Services programs. PGY I applicants apply through ERAS. PGY II applicants and above apply directly. Advanced applications require the same basic information as ERAS - C.V., USMLE scores, letters of recommendation, and personal statement. After receiving the required application materials, qualified candidates are invited for an interview.

First year House Officers must participate through the NRMP programs. Only in the absence of an NRMP matching program in a particular discipline or at an advanced level of appointment, may candidates compete and be appointed individually. Such candidates must meet all the ACGME General Requirements for selection of House Officers.

House Officers must be (1) graduates of medical schools in the United States and Canada accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME); (2) graduates of colleges of osteopathic medicine in the United States accredited by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA); (3) graduates of medical schools outside the United States who have received a currently valid certificate from the Education Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates or have a full and unrestricted license to practice medicine in a United States licensing jurisdiction; or (4) graduates of medical schools outside the United States who have completed a Fifth Pathway Program by an LCME-accredited medical school. [A Fifth Pathway program is an academic year of supervised clinical education provided by an LCME-accredited medical school to students who a.) have completed, in an accredited college or university in the United States, undergraduate premedical education of the quality acceptable for matriculation in an accredited United States medical school; b.) have studied at a medical school outside the United States and Canada but listed in the World Health Directory of Medical schools; c.) have completed all of the formal requirements of the foreign medical school except internship and/or social service; d.) have attained a score satisfactory to the sponsoring medical school on a screening examination; and e.) have passes either the foreign Medical Graduate Examination in the Medical Sciences, Parts I and II of the examination of the National Board of Medical Examiners, or Steps 1 and 2 of the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USLME).]

All House Officer trainees must have a valid license or permit to practice medicine in the State of Louisiana. Requirements for medical licensure change from time to time. Beginning with graduates of 1992, all Louisiana licensure examination is through the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) three-step pathway. The Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners will confer unlimited licensure only after the candidate successfully completes the post-graduate year I level and passes the USMLE Step examinations 1 through 3. The examination of the LMCC Canada examination are not currently accepted by the Louisiana licensing Board.

The Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners issues temporary training permits to qualified post-graduate year I level trainees. Foreign citizen trainees must have standard Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) certification.

Eligible House Officer candidates will be selected on the basis of their preparedness, ability, aptitude, academic credentials, communication skills and personal qualities such as motivation and integrity. The number and apportionment of House Officers will depend on educational opportunities and recommendations of the Residency Review Committees (RRC). The Institutional Graduate Medical Education Committee and the Academic Dean, supervise the overall number of positions offered and the apportionment of House Officers among services and departments.

House Officers are appointed for one year. Contract renewal is subject to mutual written consent of the Department Head and the House Officer. This renewal must be made in a timely manner in accordance with dates set by the GME Office.