Residency Training Program

Application Requirements

Applicants must have graduated medical school within 5 years of application date.

The ERAS (electronic residency application system) submission should include the following:

• Medical school transcript
• Dean's letter
• USMLE Scores or COMLEX Scores (Part I is required to interview; Part II CK is required for ranking, Part III required for promotion to PGY-2)
• 3 Letters of recommendation (at least one should be from a psychiatrist)
• CV
• Personal statement
• ECFMG certificate if applicable
• For IMGs, all USMLE Parts, and US clinical experience are required

PLEASE NOTE THAT WE HAVE 3 PROGRAMS ON ERAS:

UMass General Psychiatry Program
UMass Combined Child/Adult Psychiatry Program
UMass Psychiatry/Neurology Program

Contact Information

UMass Psychiatry Program 
Attn: Linda Gallagher, Residency Coordinator
55 Lake Avenue North
Worcester, MA 01655
PH: (508) 856-4087
FAX: (508) 856-5000
Email: Linda.Gallagher2@umassmed.edu 
URL: http:// www.umassmed.edu/psychiatry 
TRAINING DIRECTOR: Auralyd Padilla Candelario, MD
ASSOCIATE TRAINING DIRECTOR: Elizabeth DeGrush, DO; Sheldon Benjamin, MD