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Join us for the virtual open house on Tuesday, August 13, 2024, or Wednesday, August 28, 2024.

The Psychiatry Residency program accept applications through the ERAS system, and the program using the NRMP program to select residents.  A complete application must be received by November 1.

Once the program receives your complete application, it will be reviewed, and you receive one of the following messages via ERAS: Invitation to Interview, Application on Waitlist, or Unable to Offer Interview.

Interview Details

Here are our program’s interview dates for the upcoming year (please note these are subject to change):

• November 15, 2024
• November 22, 2024
• December 6, 2024
• December 13, 2024
• January 3, 2025
• January 10, 2025
• January 17, 2025
• January 24, 2025

Your virtual visit to Madison begins with an optional Welcome Reception the evening prior to your virtual interviews.  This Welcome Reception is an informal gathering with program leadership and current residents so you can get to know a bit about us before your interview day.  The Welcome Reception typically runs from 6:00-approximately 7:30pm CST.

The day of your interview, you will be given the option of morning or afternoon interviews.  Morning interviews typically run from 8:00-1:00pm CST and afternoon interviews typically run from 11:30-5:00pm CST.  You will hear from our Chief Residents and have interviews with the Residency Program Director, a member of Program Leadership, faculty, and residents.  You will also participate in a discussion with one of our Associate Program Directors.  Breaks are incorporated into the schedule so applicants can step away from the screen if they wish.  By the day’s end, the program is confident applicants will have a very good appreciation for the people, places and spirit of our residency program.

“Second Look” Opportunities

The program will be hold two optional in-person “second look” days which will be offered to all applicants who are applying through the NRMP match and interview with the program.  Attendance at these events will have no affect an applicant’s spot in the rank order list.  These are scheduled for the following dates:

• Wednesday, February 12, 2025
• Friday, February 28, 2025

The Psychiatry Residency program will be accepting applications for 1-2 PGY2 positions for the 2025-2026 academic year.

To apply for the position, you may submit an ERAS application to our program or the following information to residency@psychiatry.wisc.edu no later than October 11, 2024:

• Standard GME Application
• MSPE
• Medical School Transcript
• Personal Statement
• ECFMG Status Report with ECFMG certification (if applicable)
• USMLE or COMLEX Transcript
• 3 Letters of Recommendation
  • At least one of these must be from a Psychiatrist who supervised or evaluated the applicant during a U.S. clinical experience in Psychiatry, and must describe the clinical role of the applicant in this experience.
  • One of these must be from the applicant’s current/prior Program Director(s) and include evaluation of professional integrity and a summary of the clinical experiences.

Interview Details

Here are our program’s interview dates for the upcoming year (please note these are subject to change):

• Wednesday, December 4, 2024 in the afternoon
• Thursday, December 5, 2024 in the morning

Morning interviews typically run from 8:00-1:00pm CST and afternoon interviews typically run from 11:30-5:00pm CST.  You will hear from our Chief Residents and have interviews with the Residency Program Director, a member of Program Leadership, faculty, and residents.  You will also participate in a discussion with one of our Associate Program Directors.  Breaks are incorporated into the schedule so applicants can step away from the screen if they wish.  By the day’s end, the program is confident applicants will have a very good appreciation for the people, places and spirit of our residency program.