Psychiatry Residency

Thank you for your interest in the Psychiatry Residency Program at Riverside University Health System.  This recently accredited program represents the collective vision of a group of dedicated professionals and educators who have come together to develop an inclusive and unique curriculum that will prepare residents to become superior clinicians – ready to face the challenges of a constantly evolving healthcare environment.  Furthermore, the program will take advantage of some of the most exciting developments the field of psychiatry has seen in decades, with the goal of training excellent psychiatrists that can deliver state-of-the-art care to the underserved population of the Inland Empire.

About

The RUHS Psychiatry Residency Program is the newest training program in the Riverside University Health System. With its first class of PGY-1 residents started in July 2020, our program has been established with the goal of training excellent, well-rounded psychiatrists invested in providing high-quality care with particular focus on mental health needs of underserved populations.

Residents can expect to receive a thorough grounding in community-based psychiatric care while training in a wide range of venues.  Combined with fostering scholarship and innovation as core professional competencies, our program will prepare residents with the necessary skill set to provide excellent psychiatric care in any setting and for any patient population. Furthermore, for residents interested in careers with advocacy and leadership components, RUHS is an environment that can provide ample opportunity for growth as it seeks to address issues affecting access to care of underserved populations.

Our main training sites are:

• Arlington campus, 77 bed facility which includes the main emergency and inpatient psychiatric facilities for the County of Riverside. This allows residents to become well versed in addressing a wide range of acute psychiatric issues, and interface with multiple systems of step-down care.
• The RUHS Medical Center is a state-of-the-art 439-bed county hospital located in Moreno Valley, providing care to the diverse and underserved patient population of the Inland Empire. The primary site for consultation liaison/psychosomatic training, RUHSMC provides residents with an excellent training environment for the interface between psychiatry and other medical specialties.
• RUHS-Rustin Center houses two outpatient clinics (the RUHS-RC Older Adults Clinic and the Substance Use Clinic), which provide training in core areas such as Geriatric Psychiatry and Addiction Psychiatry, respectively. They are part of a network of clinics spread throughout Riverside county, and are staffed by several interdisciplinary teams consisting of nursing staff, clinical therapists, social workers, case managers and peer-support specialists. Both clinics provide residents with the opportunity to practice both psychopharmacological and therapeutic management of psychotic, mood, anxiety, and Obsessive-Compulsive disorders, personality and Neurocognitive disorders in outpatient setting, as well as their interplay and overlap of Substance Use and Related Disorders.
• In addition to the Rustin Center, our residency program’s continuity clinics include Corona Wellness and Recovery Center, a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) which also models interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary collaborative patient care. Similar to all RUHS sites, it also serves a diverse patient population in terms of ethnicity, race, and socioeconomic background and culture. During their PGY-3 year, residents train primarily at Corona WRC where they gain exposure to a wide range of medical and psychiatric disorders, in both child/adolescent and adult population.

Clinical Training Schedule

PGY-1

Internal Medicine (3 blocks)

Neurology (2 blocks)

Family Medicine (1 block)

Emergency Psychiatry (2 blocks)

Inpatient Psychiatry (5 blocks)

PGY-2

Consult-Liaison (2 blocks)

Child/Adolescent Psychiatry (Inpatient 2 blocks)

Child/Adolescent Psychiatry (Outpatient 2 blocks)

Geriatric Psychiatry (2 block)

Inpatient Psychiatry (3 blocks)

Detention Care Unit (Correctional Psychiatry 2 blocks)

PGY-3

Outpatient Psychiatry (12-13 blocks)

Longitudinal Electives (0-1 block equivalent)

PGY-4 (Electives)

Outpatient Continuity Clinic

Administrative Psychiatry

Addiction Psychiatry (1 block)

Mobile Psychiatry Service

CBAT (Community Behavioral Health Assessment Team) / Forensics

Research

Geriatric Psychiatry

Child/Adolescent Psychiatry / Transitional Age Youth (TAY)

Addiction Psychiatry

LGBTQ+ Center of Excellence

Addiction Psychiatry

Correctional Psychiatry

Prospective Residents

The Application Process

The Psychiatry Residency Program at Riverside University Health System is ACGME accredited. Programs will not discriminate with regard to sex, race, religion, color, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other applicable legally protected status. Eligible applicants will be considered only on the basis of residency program-related criteria. To be eligible for appointment to the RUHS residency program, applicants must be either a United States citizen or permanent resident. We currently do not sponsor visas.

Applications to the RUHS Psychiatry Residency Program will only be accepted through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). Please note, we do not accept applications and/or associated documents via mail or e-mail. The Electronic Residency Application Service address is www.aamc.org/eras. All residency positions will be accepted through the National Residency Match Program (NRMP), and can be accessed at www.nrmp.org.

How to Apply

• Complete the NRMP match enrollment materials from AAMC
• Complete the ERAS application for residencies
• Acquire the following:
  • Application/Curriculum Vita
  • Medical School Transcript
  • Personal Statement
  • USMLE or COMLEX transcripts, as applicable
  • Three letters of reference from physicians
  • Dean’s Letter or Medical Student Performance Evaluation (MSPE)
  • Photograph taken within the last six months

We review applications in October and November. You will be contacted through your ERAS e-mail regarding your interview status. Please contact us for more information on the application and interview process.

Salary & Benefits

As of July 1, 2023 the base salaries for Psychiatry Residents are as follows

• PGY-1: $67,582.00
• PGY-2: $69,820.00
• PGY-3: $72,564.00
• PGY-4: $75,428.00

Residents are paid bi-weekly for 26 pay periods per year and direct deposit of your paycheck is available. You will be given a County payroll calendar at Orientation.

Residents will receive the following benefits, subject to the same conditions applicable to Hospital exempt employees and the terms and conditions of the County of Riverside’s current benefit plans and/or policies. The benefits listed below may be modified unilaterally by RUHS from time to time:

Health and Dental Insurance: RUHS Human Resources will inform the Residents of various medical and dental insurance plans and options at the earliest opportunity so that residents may enroll early in an appropriate insurance plan. RUHS will provide comprehensive health insurance at no charge to the resident. Residents wanting family coverage for medical insurance shall pay the difference between the premium for the family plan and the premium for the individual plan.

Disability insurance: RUHS will provide long-term and short-term disability insurance to the resident

Life insurance: RUHS will provide life insurance coverage to the resident.

Worker’s Compensation: RUHS will provide Worker’s Compensation Insurance to the resident, consistent with RUHS’s benefits program.

Vacation: Fifteen days of paid vacation per academic Year.  Five days of paid conference time per academic year and holiday pay for all usual county holidays.

Counseling: Counseling services are available through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

Lab coats / scrub suits: Lab coats and scrub suits are provided at no cost to the resident.

Meals: Meals at no cost are provided to the resident in the RUHS cafeteria while on 24-hour call. The meal allowance is $16.50 per day. 

Housing: Other than access to call rooms with toilet and shower facilities while on call, RUHS does not provide housing.

Our Community

Located less than one hour from Los Angeles and about 90 minutes from San Diego, Riverside County is home to a diverse population of 2.4 million people who work, play, attend classes, raise families, and worship in one of the fastest growing regions in the country where the median age is under 38 years. The presence of numerous prominent educational institutions, a vibrant business community and affordable housing make Riverside County one of the most desirable destinations for someone looking to be a part of a thriving community.

The structure of this training experience offers our resident psychiatrists ample opportunity to learn while making a positive, rewarding impact within our community.