How to Apply for Residency

Applications for most residency and fellowship training programs use the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS).

All application packages must include: 

  • Personal Statement
  • Medical Student Performance Evaluation (Dean's Letter)
  • Medical School Transcript
  • United States Medical Licensure Examination (USMLE) or Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensure Examination (COMLEX) Transcript
  • Three Letters of Recommendation (LoRs), one of which may be the Psychiatry Standard Letter of Recommendation (view/download Psychiatry SLOR template)
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Photograph
  • Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) for International Medical Graduates Only (Please note that UT Southwestern Medical Center routinely sponsors J-1 visas. We can discuss with applicants directly if they have a specific question about other visa sponsorship.)

Residents must be eligible to rotate at each of our clinical training sites. Most sites require proof of COVID-19 vaccination, and some sites do not allow for exemptions to this requirement.

Please note that as part of the application and interview process for a potential residency position in our program, we are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and you would need to meet ACGME requirements for matriculation in our program.

Upon graduation from our residency training program, most of our graduates seek board certification from either the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) or the American Osteopathic Board of Neurology and Psychiatry (AOBNP). The process of board certification is separate from residency training and has additional requirements. Some board organizations require completion of all your education in an ACGME-accredited residency. Please contact the appropriate certifying board to understand your eligibility for board certification before accepting (if offered) a residency position at our institution.