Residency

We support our residents to become talented clinicians prepared to serve individuals who have mental health needs with sensitivity, compassion, and rigorous excellence. More importantly, we encourage our residents to grow as team leaders and team members, as optimal mental health care always occurs in a team context.  

As a resident, you have many opportunities to study with highly knowledgeable faculty who are dedicated to excellence in patient care and scholarship. Many of our faculty are recognized as national and international experts in their fields. We have special strengths in treatment-resistant depression, stress and trauma, early childhood development, adolescent mood disorders,  psychosis spectrum illness (including first episode of psychosis), and addictions. We also have a number of excellent training opportunities in women’s mental health, forensic psychiatry, veterans’ mental health care, community psychiatry, and services for marginalized communities.

Our department is strongly committed to the journey of eradicating racism and fostering inclusive excellence. For our department’s position statement, please see the Antiracism Statement on the dropdown below and consider this video.

Psychiatrists should represent multiple backgrounds, life experiences, and viewpoints to best serve our patients and advance the field. We are eager to appreciate the unique strengths and contributions of each individual, and we are mindful of every applicant’s complex background including racial, ethnic, sexual, and gender identity, as well as socioeconomic status and geography. A diverse group of residents strengthens our program, enhances our delivery of patient care, and fosters change to reduce healthcare disparities.

We have many active DEI initiatives in the Department and we encourage everyone to participate (more information here). As a resident, you can partner with the program’s Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) Thread Lead, a resident who is ready to support residents from diverse backgrounds, to develop curricular and outreach projects, and to represent the residency program at the Department D&I Committee. For more information, please contact our current D&I Thread Lead Jonas Attilus at attil002@umn.edu. 

You may also contact our current residents with any additional questions about the residency experiences (see the sidebar on that page).

Additional resources for medical students and prospective residents:

• 5 keys to navigating the residency Match as an LGBTQ applicant – American Medical Association
• Key tips for medical residents facing microaggressions – American Medical Association
• Racism and Medical Education: Telling the Full Story – American Association of Medical Colleges

The Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences condemns racism, discrimination, and oppression in all forms. We affirm that racism and oppression are public health crises with serious mental health consequences for the communities we serve. We commit to listen to and promote Black, Indigenous and people of color. We also commit to amplify their calls for change. We have work to do. We are part of a system that has allowed racial disparities in medical outcomes.

Our work is guided by the following principles: 

• Amplify the voices of those most directly affected by racism and oppression to restore justice. Racism and oppression are not their responsibility to solve; the responsibility to dismantle racism falls on those who have benefited from it.
• Ensure a just, equitable, and inclusive educational, clinical, and research environment. 
• Take all needed steps to identify and dismantle unjust and inequitable systems, as individuals and collectively. This includes systems within our medical school, our university, and society at large.

• Vacation
  • 15 days per year (PGY1 and 2)
  • 20 days per year (PGY3 and 4)
• Sick Days: 10 days per year
• Conference Days: 5 days per year (can be used for Step/COMLEX/Board prep)
• Salary (UMN GME 2022-2023)
  • PGY1    $68,531
  • PGY2    $70,640
  • PGY3    $73,038
  • PGY4    $75,734
• Conference Travel Fund: up to $1000 in grant support for academic conference participation (travel, registration fees, lodging, and/or transportation) for residents presenting at local, regional, or national conferences.
• Book Fund
  • PGY1-4: $350 per year
  • Additional $100 per year for poster printing
• White coats provided with free dry cleaning at the VA
• Meal cards provided for inpatient rotations
  • UMMC ($900/year)
  • VAMC ($75/month)
• Parking is free at both the UMMC and VAMC
• Medical, dental, disability and life insurance are offered thought the University of Minnesota GME Office in addition to optional flexible spending accounts and voluntary retirement options. For more information on UMN GME benefits please go to:  https://shb.umn.edu/health-plans/rfi