Combined Internal Medicine/Psychiatry Residency Program
TRAINING DIRECTORS:
Kellie Clearo, MD, RPh
Emory University School of Medicine
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
49 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive SE
Faculty Office Building, 4th floor
Atlanta, GA 30303
Phone (404)778-1624
Fax (404)778-1602
e-mail: kclearo@emory.edu
Raymond Young, MD
Emory University School of Medicine
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
1841 Clifton Road
Wesley Woods Health Center
Atlanta, GA 30329
Phone (404)728-4969
e-mail: Raymond.Young@emoryhealthcare.org
OVERVIEW:
The Combined Internal Medicine and Psychiatry residency is a five year program which integrates the categorical Internal Medicine residency program and the General Psychiatry residency program. Residents who complete this residency will be eligible for both the American Internal Medicine Board and Psychiatry Board exams. The five year residency is divided equally between Internal Medicine and Psychiatry rotations. Rotations are as follows:
| Year 1 |
1 Month |
1 Month |
1 Month |
1 Month |
1 Month |
1 Month |
2 Months |
1 Month |
3 Months |
| Medicine Wards |
Inpatient Special Immunology Service (HIV) |
Neurology Outpatient |
MICU |
Medicine Wards |
Ambulatory Care Outpatient Medicine |
Inpatient Psychiatry |
Psychiatry ER |
Inpatient Psychiatry |
| 12 months of one-half day of medicine continuity care |
| Year 2 |
1 Month |
1 Month |
1 Month |
1 Month |
1 Month |
1 Month |
2 Months |
2 Months |
1 Month |
1 Month |
| Medicine Subspecialty |
Medicine Wards |
Medicine ER |
Cardiology Wards |
Ambulatory Care Outpatient Medicine |
Medicine Subspecialty |
Inpatient Psychiatry |
Consult Liaison Psychiatry |
Neurology Inpatient |
Inpatient Psychiatry |
| 12 months of one-half day of medicine continuity care |
| Year 3 |
1 Month |
1 Month |
1 Month |
1 Month |
1 Month |
1 Month |
1 Month |
3 Months |
1 Month |
1 Month |
| Medicine ER |
Medicine Wards |
Ambulatory Care Outpatient Medicine |
Medicine Wards - Night Float |
Medicine Subspecialty |
MICU |
Substance Abuse Clinic Outpatient |
Inpatient Psychiatry |
Child Psychiatry |
Consult Liaison Psychiatry |
| 12 months of one-half day of medicine continuity care |
| Year 4 |
1 Month |
1 Month |
1 Month |
1 Month |
2 Months |
6 Months |
| Medicine Subspecialty |
Medicine Wards |
Medicine Elective |
Medicine Wards |
Medicine Electives |
* Outpatient Psychiatry |
| 12 months of one-half day of Psychiatry continuity care |
| Year 5 |
1 Month |
1 Month |
1 Month |
1 Month |
2 Months |
6 Months |
| Medicine Geriatrics |
MICU or CCU |
Medicine Elective |
Medicine Wards |
Medicine Electives |
* Outpatient Psychiatry |
| 12 months of one-half day of Psychiatry or Medicine continuity care per resident choice |
* Psychiatry electives will be availiable during the Outpatient Psychiatry months
PARTICIPATING INSTITUTIONS:
The Combined Medicine and Psychiatry residents will rotate through during their residency training are the same as the Emory Internal Medicine residents and General Psychiatry residents. These include the following:
Emory University Hospital
1364 Clifton Road NE
Atlanta, GA 30322
Grady Memorial Hospital
80 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive SE
Atlanta, GA 30303
Crawford-Long Hospital
550 Peachtree Street NE
Atlanta, GA 30308
Veteran’s Administration Hospital
1670 Clairmont Road
Decatur, GA 30033
Wesley Woods Geriatric Hospital
1825 Clifton Road
Atlanta, GA 30329
Application Information
We offer 2 first year positions in this program. We only accept PGY1 applications for the NRMP Match through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS): (http://www.aamc.org/audienceeras.htm). All applications are reviewed for consideration of invitation to interview. The deadline for applications is February 8, 2008. Applications will be downloaded beginning in September, 2007. Interviews are scheduled by invitation in November, December, January and early February.
For information about our 4 year Psychiatry Residency program, go to this link: http://www.psychiatry.emory.edu/residents.htm
For information about our 3 year Internal Medicine Residency, go to this link: http://medicine.emory.edu/residency/index.cfm
International Medical Graduates (IMGs), please see below for additional information for IMGs.*
In summary, criteria for all applicants:
Application material including:
- Application
- Dean’s Letter
- Medical School Transcript
- Personal Statement
- USMLE, COMLEX, or FLEX scores
- CV
- Three letters of reference
* IMGs applying to our program must be ECFMG certified by the time we submit our rank list in February 2008. Emory University currently sponsors J-1 visas. We do not have any particular USMLE score at which we do/do not grant an interview, but those with the best scores have a better chance of getting invited. We do not require clinical experience in the US (such as an elective, externship or observership). We do not offer externships or observerships through the Residency Education Office.
For more information, please contact either Kellie Clearo at kclearo@emory.edu or Raymond Young at raymond.young@emoryhealthcare.org or our recruitment coordinator, Amy Cromwell, at acromwe@emory.edu.