How to Apply

Thank you for your interest in the Psychiatry Residency Training Program and the University of New Mexico. We have applicants from around the nation. We also interview a handful of highly-qualified international medical graduates.

Dates to Apply

• September 1, 2024 for best consideration
• Will consider applications through September 27, 2024

All PGY-1s

The Adult Psychiatry Residency Program only participates in the National Residency Matching Program (NRMP) through the Electronic Residency Application.

Within the NRMP and ERAS we offer two tracks:

• Categorical [NRMP Program Code: ]: 1962400C0
• Child [ NRMP Program Code: ] 1962400C1

Submit an ERAS application and all of the following:

• Curriculum vitae
• Personal statement addressing your interest in psychiatry and your current thoughts about career plans (1-2 pages)
• Medical Student Performance Evaluation (MSPE)
• Medical school transcript
• Three letters of reference, including a letter of reference from a U.S. psychiatrist, at least one letter of reference from a primary care specialist (internal medicine, pediatrics, family practice) addressing your competence in general medicine, and one additional letter.
• Passing scores on Step I and Step II CK & CS of the US Medical Licensure Examination (USMLE), or COMLEX equivalent. Scores must be available for both steps by the first week of February of the recruitment year for continued consideration of your application.

Must also include all the information requested above

Strong preference for applicants with at least one year of U.S. clinical experience.

University of New Mexico only accepts J-1 Visa

The Psychiatry Residency Training Program and the UNM Graduate Medical Education office will only consider candidates needing visas to train on J-1 visas.

Want to Know more?

This short video features some of your future faculty and colleagues talking about the program, and special opportunities, that await you at UNM.