Psychosomatic Medicine Fellowship
Eligibility and Application
1. Before entry into the program, applicants must complete or have completed an ACGME accredited psychiatry residency program that qualifies them to sit for the ABPN Psychiatry Board.
2. Applicants to our program must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, refugee, asylee, or possess the appropriate documentation to allow them to legally train at the University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine.
3. Applications for training in the psychosomatic medicine fellowship program 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, board certifications, when applicable
- Documentation of ECFMG certification, when applicable
- Documentation of VISA status, for international applicants
- Curriculum Vitae
- Personal Statement
- Three professional letters of recommendation, one must be from the psychiatry training director documenting that the applicant meets the eligibility criterion (#1 above). If applying while still a resident in a psychiatry training program, please provide the three professional letters of recommendation and a fourth to be from your current training director.
- Documentation of successful passing scores on USMLE parts 1, 2, and 3.
- Personal interviews with program faculty and house-staff
4. Applications are accepted from graduates of MD and DO programs, and from graduates of equivalent international medical programs who have ECFMG certification or have completed a Fifth Pathway Program and meet the eligibility criterion (#1 above).
5. Applicants must successfully pass a criminal background investigation (criteria specified in UCD and GMEC background investigation policies).
6. A Resident Selection Committee 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.
7. Applicants for the forensic psychiatry program should download and submit the formal application form via email and mail as instructed on the form. The application form must be typed, not hand-written, and must be accompanied by a small (2" x 2") face photo of the applicant.
University of Colorado Denver will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
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.
Contact Information
Psychiatry Residency and Fellowship Training Programs Office
University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine
Department of Psychiatry Graduate Medical Education
13001 E. 17th Place, Bld. 500
Mail Stop F546, Room E2328
Aurora, Colorado 80045
Office Phone (303) 724-6021
Office Fax (303) 724-4963
Residency Coordinator - Tammy Samuels, MPA
Telephone: (303) 724-6018
E-Mail: tammy.samuels@ucdenver.edu
Alison M. Heru, MD
Psychosomatic Medicine Fellowship Program Director
Associate Professor of Medicine, Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Phone: (303) 398-1114
Fax: (303) 270-2115
Email: HeruA@njc.org
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