Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Applications from International Medical Graduates are considered for a PGY-1 match position through the NRMP and ERAS only if the following minimum requirements are met:

Requirements:

• Must have passing scores on all tests (no minimum score). Must have passed within 3 attempts.
  USMLE Step 1 = passed by 3rd attempt
  USMLE Step 2 CK= passed by 2nd attempt
  USMLE Step 2 CS = passed on first attempt
• Recommendation letters from at least 3 physicians in the U.S. who have worked with you recently.
• Demonstrated interest in psychiatry through work in this or your native country.
• We sponsor the J-1 Exchange Visitor Medical Trainee Category visa. We will not interview anyone on a H-1 visa.
• US citizenship or permanent resident status preferred.
• Graduation date should be within 10 years of application date (July 1, 1999).
• Deadline for application is December 1, 2009; Preference given to those received by November 1, 2009.
  

If you are interested in applying for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Residency, please click here for more information on how to apply. 

If you meet these qualifications we would welcome you’re application to our residency.

If you have any questions, please contact us.

Cheri Bingham
Residency Coordinator
Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
University of Louisville School of Medicine
Louisville, Kentucky 40292
502-852-5395
Cheri Bingham