Applications for Entry as a PGY2, PGY3, or PGY4

Please note that rotations and call responsibilities for transfer residents may differ from the main program descriptions due to training and program requirements.

Each year, we typically accept one resident into the program as PGY2. The applicants for these positions will have completed:

• a transitional residency program for PGY1;
• one or more years of residency training in another field, such as internal medicine, pediatrics, family medicine, etc.; or
• one year in another psychiatry program

Please note that per the ABPN:

1. Transfers from internal medicine, pediatrics, family medicine, transitional, or another psychiatry program are all eligible transfers without pre-approval from ABPN (to be eligible for transfer, residents MUST have completed a minimum of 4 months of primary care as part of their PGY-1).
2. ABPN must pre-approve transfers from surgery, Ob/Gyn, and emergency medicine. Other prior residency training likely will not meet requirements for transfer to psychiatry residency.
3. In lieu of a CASE rotation, and to ensure all required rotations are completed within the first 3 years when possible, PGY-2 transfer residents will be scheduled for other ACGME required rotations.

Offer for the PGY2 position is communicated directly to the applicant by the Residency Program. This position is not filled through the Match process, however applicants should apply through the ERAS system. Applications will not be accepted by email or other means.

We begin to review applications in the fall of the year prior to entry. Interested candidates should submit the following required application materials through ERAS:

• Photo (optional)
• Application (see link below)
• CV
• Medical School Performance Evaluation (MSPE; also known as a "Dean’s Letter")
• USMLE transcript
• Personal statement
• A minimum of three letters of recommendation from medical school or residency faculty members familiar with the candidate’s work, including a letter from your current program director (PD) if you are currently in a training program
• Medical school transcript
• Summary of completed rotations from current residency program
• Before we schedule an interview for a PGY2 position, the candidate must assure us that their current program director is aware of the candidate’s interest in applying to another program and has given the candidate permission to discuss a transfer to our program. Interviews of PGY2 candidates take place in January.

The deadline for submitting PGY2 applications is December 2nd.

Although not routine, some years our program will accept transfers into the PGY3 class. Please contact jennifer.dolan-auten@yale.edu to inquire.

Because of the many opportunities offered in our PGY4 year, we usually have openings for PGY4 positions in the residency program.

PGY-4 placements for our PGY-3 class will be finalize by mid-to-late December. Once those placements are finalized, we will know which, if any, positions will be open for transfer residents. We begin accepting applications in January.

Before we schedule an interview for a PGY4 position, the candidate must assure us that his or her current program director is aware of the candidate’s interest in applying to another program and has given the candidate permission to discuss a transfer to our program. Please note that our program is unable to accommodate applicants with outstanding ACGME required rotations.

Offers for PGY4 positions are communicated directly to the applicants by the Residency Program. These positions are not filled through the Match process.

Applications may be sent directly to Jennifer Dolan-Auten at jennifer.dolan-auten@yale.edu.

Interested candidates should submit the following items to us in a single, compressed file in the following order (letters of recommendation and MSPE may be sent separately):

Applications must be submitted by March 1st. No applications will be accepted after that date.

• Photo (optional)
• Application (see above link)
• CV
• Medical school performance evaluation (MSPE; also known as a "Dean’s Letter")
• USMLE transcript (must have passed all three step exams on first attempt)
• A personal statement
• A minimum of three letters of recommendation from medical school or residency faculty members familiar with the candidate’s work, including a letter from your current program director (PD) if you are currently in a training program (letter from your PD can be included as 1 of the 3 letters of recommendation)
• Medical school transcript
• Summary of completed rotations provided by either your program director or program coordinator

Applications must be submitted by March 1st. No applications will be accepted after that date.

For more information on this or any aspect of the application process, please contact Jennifer Dolan-Auten at jennifer.dolan-auten@yale.edu or 203-785-2094.