Application process

Thank you for your interest in the WSU Child and Adolescent Psychiatry residency program! Please see below for more detailed application information.

• Applicants must have completed 3 or more years as a resident in good standing in an ACGME-accredited general psychiatry program.
• All content requirements for general psychiatry, including psychotherapy competencies and 3 CSV's must be completed prior to matriculation.
• Applicants must be eligible for a permanent license in Michigan (USMLE or COMLEX 1, 2 and 3 or equivalents).
• Applications must include a Training Verification Form for CAP Fellowship completed by the general psychiatry program director.
• IMG's may be offered spots under a J1 visa only (not H1). 
• The DMC/WSU CAP Residency participates in the National Residency Matching Program, and applications are submitted through the Electronic Residency Application Service. Information about our program can also be found on FREIDA.
• Interviews are scheduled on Fridays from September through November.
• On the day of the interview, applicants will be given a tour of two major training sites, Hawthorn Center and WSUPG-Livonia, and meet a variety of faculty as well as residents.
• We do not offer observerships due to privacy and liability issues.
• Local trainees should reach out to the program coordinator to inquire about our Early Acceptance Program eligibility and process.
   

For more information, please contact our program coordinator. Information not transmitted through ERAS may be mailed to:

Jonetta Cocroft
CAP Residency Program Coordinator
Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Neurosciences
WSUPG-Livonia
16836 Newburgh Road
Livonia, MI 48154
Phone: 734-464-4220 ext. 4831
Fax: 734-464-5885
jcocroft@med.wayne.edu