Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Residency
Eligibility Criteria
Applications are accepted from graduates of MD and DO programs, and from graduates of equivalent international medical programs.
Completion of the PGY-2 and PGY-3 training years in a general psychiatry residency is the basic requirement for application. Additionally, residents are required to hold a valid Colorado medical license. Upon formal acceptance to the program, application for licensure must be initiated so that residents are licensed as they begin the program.
To ensure that the process for selecting residents is consistent with guidelines established by the ACGME, Graduate Medical Education Committee, University of Colorado Denver and compliant with appropriate Federal and State statutes and regulations, this program has the following eligibility requirements.
- Applicants must document compliance with one of the following:
- graduate from a Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) accredited medical school;
- graduate from an American Osteopathic Association (AOA) accredited college of osteopathic medicine; or
- be a foreign medical graduate holding a valid Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) certificate; or hold a full, unrestricted license to practice medicine in a U.S. licensing jurisdiction; or successfully complete a Fifth Pathway program provided by an LCME-accredited medical school.
- Applicants must successfully pass a criminal background investigation (criteria specified in UCD and GMEC background investigation policies).
- The CU School of Medicine recognizes that residents enrolled in its programs are trainees, not employees. As such, all applicants also must be able to meet conditions of the institutional houseofficer (resident) training agreement. Specifically, residents in our program must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, refugee, asylee, or possess the appropriate documentation to allow resident to legally train at the University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine.
Selection Criteria
A Resident Selection Committee in each departmental training program evaluates all eligible applicants. Applicants are evaluated on the basis of their preparedness and experience; academic credentials; ability and aptitude; communication and interpersonal skills; and on personal qualities such as integrity, learning motivation, and work ethic.
University of Colorado Denver will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
Application Process
- Applicants must register with the National Resident Matching Program.
- Download and complete the Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Application. Please submit the completed application via email or regular mail to the program director as listed below. The form must be typed, not hand written, and must be accompanied by a 2"x2" face photo of the applicant.
- Application for training in the Department of Psychiatry residency training programs must include:
- Original graduate transcript(s), when applicable
- Original medical school transcript(s)
- Original Dean's Letter
- Certified copy of medical school diploma
- Documentation of post-graduate medical education completed elsewhere
- Copies of state medical license(s), DEA certificate, when applicable
- Documentation of ECFMG certification, when applicable
- Documentation of VISA status, for international applicants
- Curriculum Vitae
- Personal Statement
- Three professional letters of recommendation
- A formal letter from the current Training Director outlining rotations completed and anticipated to be completed.
- After completion of the PGY-3 or PGY-4 year, summation of training letter listing all completed experiences and certifying completion of traiing from the Training Director
- Documentation of successful passing scores on USMLE parts 1, 2 and 3
- Personal interviews with program faculty and residents
Supporting information, including graduate school transcripts and letters should be requested by the applicant.
Because there are differences in training centers, and the individual applicant’s personal goals for training, it is essential that each applicant visit the center in order to see the facilities, meet some of the facility members, sit in on a seminar if possible, and have a chance to meet informally with a few of the current residents in order to get their views of the program. These activities and interviews can be accomplished in a single, very busy day, but we recommend that the applicant arrange to be here for the entire day if travel plans permit. Due to the large number of applications we receive, we are unable to interview everyone. The Selection Committee will review your application file, and we will let you know if interviews are to be scheduled. Your application will not be considered unless you complete the interview process.
DEADLINES: The dates by which we must receive your completed application and for scheduling your interview change from year to year; please click here for application and interview timelines.
Debbie R. Carter, M.D. c/o Tammy Samuels
Director of Residency Training
Department of Psychiatry, Division of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
University of Colorado Denver
Bld. 500, Mail Stop F546
13001 E. 17th Pl, Room E2328
Aurora, Colorado 80045
Email: debbie.carter@ucdenver.edu
Telephone: (303) 724-6021
