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Career Development: Medical Specialties: Psychiatry

Psychiatric disorders are now recognized the world over as major causes of disability and premature death. Both the WHO and the Department of Health and Human Services recognize major depressive disorder as the predominant public health problem in the world, with anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and substance abuse all high on the list. Psychiatrists treat these disorders in a variety of settings, including private offices, multispecialty group practices, community mental health clinics, hospital-based clinics, hospital consultation services, and inpatient units. Many psychiatrists work in collaboration with primary care and specialty physicians in several of these settings concurrently. The psychiatrist’s role includes patient evaluation, supervision of a multidisciplinary treatment team, medication management and psychotherapy.

Residency training information:

- Duration of training (number of years): Four years (For Adult Psychiatry)
- Number of programs nationally: 200 programs
- Number of entering residency positions per year: 1,080
- Types of fellowships or subspecialties: Addiction (1yr), Forensics (1yr), Child/Adolescent (2yrs, can start after 3^rd year of Adult training), Geriatrics (1yr), Psychosomatic Medicine (1yr)
- Type of Match: Regular
- Overall competitiveness: Not Very Competitive (average student very likely to match)

Primary faculty contact person for M1 and M2 students:

Tamara Gay, M.D., tlgay@umich.edu
Phone: 647-9564

Medical Student Club or Interest Group:

PsychSIGN (Student Interest Group Network)
Contact: Mark Lyubkin, M.D., mlyubkin@umich.edu

Shadowing or mentoring experiences available to M1 or M2 students:

Tamara Gay, M.D., tlgay@umich.edu
Phone: 647-9564

Resources:

- American Psychiatric Association (http://www.psych.org/MainMenu/EducationCareerDevelopment/MedicalStudents.aspx)

Suggested journals, books, or other information for interested students:

American Journal of Psychiatry