General Adult Psychiatry Residency

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital provides stellar clinical training in psychiatry that is fully integrated with other medical disciplines. Our residency is housed within a major academic medical center in the heart of Philadelphia that is home to a thriving medical school. We are a long-established clinical and academic program that provides residents with the tools to become truly excellent psychiatrists. General psychiatry training at Jefferson includes exposure to a full range of subspecialties, including adult inpatient and crisis care, outpatient psychiatry, geriatric psychiatry, substance use disorders, consult psychiatry, women’s mental health, pain management, sleep medicine, and integrative medicine. Our subspecialty exposure is particularly robust because of the range of fellowships available at Jefferson, which include Child and Adolescent, Consultation-Liaison, Sleep Medicine, Addiction Psychiatry, Addiction Medicine, Integrative Medicine, Pain Medicine, and Hospice & Palliative Medicine.

Our department has a collegial atmosphere with a central focus on education. Residents receive weekly didactics tailored to their educational needs, clinical supervision, and mentorship. As our residents master the specialty knowledge base and hone their clinical skills, they also develop deep professional relationships with faculty and supervisors. Residents with a strong interest in education may join our Clinician Educator Program, which provides monthly didactics, mentorship, and opportunities for presentation at national conferences.

Our program has a strong focus on promoting positive culture. Our robust wellness program offers resident-driven workshops and talks, as well as social activities and lunches. We maintain a Big-Little Sib program to build camaraderie. Residents at Jefferson support and encourage one another; the learning environment is collaborative, not competitive.

Our program also affirms and celebrates people with diverse identities and lived experiences. Wesupport resident participation in TJUH affinity groups: the Carl Mansfield Society, which focuses on theneeds of residents who identify with groups that are underrepresented in medicine, and the QueerHouse Staff Association. We have a robust Diversity Committee that sponsors Grand Rounds, presents a wide-ranging diversity curriculum, and hosts resident social events. Please see our Diversity page for more information about our Diversity Committee initiatives.

We appreciate your interest in Jefferson’s Psychiatry & Human Behavior Residency Program. We invite you to explore this website and learn more about the professional opportunities we offer.