All this talk about Med-Peds, what about Med/Psych?

Any other applicants out there?

i have also applied for med/psych

Me too!

I'm applying to psych and med/psych. Have any of you guys gotten interview invitations from med/psych programs? I got my first one today, from UC-Davis.

Good luck in this cycle!

cookymonster - i just got uc davis as well. no bites other than that.

btw - anyone doing med/psych away rotations?

I'm doing an away rotation in November. For the sake of anonymity, I'd rather not say where.

I've gotten 4. Not UC Davis yet because I haven't filled out their extra application.

KU (my home school)
Iowa
CAMC/WVU
Brody School of Medicine

I'm doing an away at Iowa in November. I gave up anonymity long ago.

Did Brody give you a list of days they were holding interviews? I haven't heard from them yet.

Did Brody give you a list of days they were holding interviews? I haven't heard from them yet.

These are the prime days.

Monday, November 16
Monday, December 7
Monday, December 14

I'm not available for any of those, so I called and was told a few fridays in January as other available options. I don't remember which ones off hand.... Apparently the important interviewers aren't available in January... its sort of difficult to schedule these interviews. I'm already running into trouble and I only have four!

i think i'm sitting at five...

1 - uc davis
2 - iowa
3 - duke
4 - camc/wvu
5 - ku

no word from brody, who knows how this process works...

When are Duke's interview days?
I'm suspecting my lack of psych LOR's is holding me back somewhat. I'm expecting one to get sent in soon, but unfortunately, I just have to be patient.

I have the same 5, except for KU, which I didn't apply to. I'd love to hear from MUSC and Emory, so I can stop playing travel agent.

Here are Duke's dates (each session is 2 days + dinner the night before first day):
12/3-12/4, 12/10-12/11, 12/17-12/18, 1/7-1/8.

Hi all.. I wish you great luck on your interviews. :)

I heard about combined med/psych programs and was seriously considering that.. basically, because I can't overcome my love for int. medical diagnosis.. :)

As you guys are probably pros on that I have a couple of questions..

1- What are the privileges and downfalls of that combined residency? How would it come into real usefulness in post-residency careers? I heard that it could be distractive for the resident to follow up on both training systems.. how true and global is that?

2- I know combined residencies are very competitive.. but, how competitive can they be? I am an IMG (a disadv), with little USCE (another..), but good board scores (270 on step 2 so far).. So, could I qualify for one? And what kind of USCE would make my application stronger? One in psych or in IntMed?

Thanks, everybody..

Got an invite from Medical University of South Carolina today. Gotta wonder why I haven't heard from Duke yet...

HazomboL:

1 - I wouldn't say distractive. If anything, I would say its difficult having to switch betwen thinking "medically" and thinking "psychiatrically" but the hope is at the end you can do both simultaneously and effectively. The advantage is that you are more marketable and that you have a better understanding of medicine. There are a few "Med/Psych" wards that you would be competitive for but you could also find ways to integrate your residency training, especially in academic settings.

2 - No idea how competitive it is. Its always a small sample size so you never know what to expect. Send in an ERAS and see what comes your way.

lilnoelle: i got MUSC today as well and sorry about Duke but we'll see. Who knows why you got ECU and no one else has - this whole thing is a crap shoot.

My Psych LOR finally was finally sent out today. :)

Got an invite from Emory today. :)

Just got Tulane - no word from Emory. What are their dates?

here are emory's dates:

November 16th or 20th
December 4th, 11th or 14th
January 15th

that's it for the interview dates for med/psych at Emory? By the way does anyone know if Emory's Med/Psych an accredited program? Are any of the med/psych programs accredited?

southern illinois university

Here's a search from AMA Freida that shows a comprehensive list of IM/Psych, FM/Psych, and Peds/Psych/ChildPsych dual residencies in the nation.

https://freida.ama-assn.org/Freida/user/programSearchSubmitDispatch.do

I have a question for you all, why did you decide the combo residency? Do you have specific goals/aspirations/plans up graduation, do you just want to be a more well rounded physician, or what? I ask because I am currently a 3rd year student and am seriously considering IM/psych. I am thinking this for a couple reasons, one of them being I really enjoy both psych and hospital medicine and I feel that being board certified in both would give me more oppurtunities in the future. I know that's kind of a cop-out and some people might say, just make a damn call, but I wondered if any of you who are currently applying are in the same boat. You couldn't decide between the two so did the combo residency?

Hi Zac-

I am a MS-4 applying to FM/Psych this year. I think that ambivalence between Medicine and Psychiatry is the wrong reason to pursue combined training. I think being a "Combo" really is kind of it's own thing - it's a different way of thinking and the Combined physicians I know really are quite different from their catagorical counterparts. I read a quote from a research article on combined training that put it like this "When you do both, the result looks like neither". I think combined training is great for those who want to be the PCP to chronically mentally ill patients, those who like working with rural or indigent/urban underserved populations where psych comorbidities very frequently complicate the general medical care of these patients. The nice thing about combined training is that you can dabble in psych private practice on the side, if you want to vary what it is that you do. But it is definitely it's own thing.

IM/Psych tends to be a bit more slanted towards inpatient, and FM/Psych is more bio-psycho-social and outpatient oriented, plus you have outpatient Peds and OB patients (Most FP's don't do deliveries anymore, but you would have to as a resident).

If you are still seriously considering combined, I would recommend attending the Assoc. of Medicine and Psychiatry Conference this Fall (it was in Sept. last year). It really helped me understand the culture of combined med/psych and the issues they like to work with.

Good luck!

Hi,

I will be starting my residency soon in Psych, in Sweden- although I am much more interested in a combined IM/Psych residency. But anyway, I did try to ask at a few hospitals in Sweden while applying if they have a combined residency as such but they don't! Actually one answered that it is a very 'strange' combination since the 2 specialties are very different and the only way i can do it is to be a resident for 10 yrs, 1nce in psych and then in IM. Well, if in 5 yrs im still interested in the combined residency I don't mind doing IM then. But I guess it's not as simple as that- i will have to work for a few years in psych first at the hospital ive been trained. AND i will have to keep in touch with IM in the meantime im studying psych...
But anyway, i have a few questions- what is the outcome of these combined residencies? Can anybody who completed it (or by observing seniors) tell me how did it change their perspective?

Where do you work after that?- in which department? Are there hospitals that have a specific IM/psych department in USA? If I do it in Sweden, I have yet no idea where I could work here, but I might relocate who knows.

Another question, if I finish my psych residency in Sweden and then decide to come to US, do I need to do the USMLE exam?

Also, please let me know of books/publications in this field of medicine and psych...

Thanks!

Let's hear it for med/psych! I've noticed it's not nearly as popular as med/peds on SDN. Not too many people around that are doing or want to do med/psych?

Just curious, I know it's probably highly variable from year to year and given the small number of spots around, but is Med-Psych generally extremely competitive?

Just curious, I know it's probably highly variable from year to year and given the small number of spots around, but is Med-Psych generally extremely competitive?

According to the NRMP 2011 Match Data,

11 Programs Total, 19 Positions Offered. 17 Matched, 9 of which were US MD students.

60 Total Applicants, 21 of which were US MD students.

According to the NRMP 2011 Match Data,

11 Programs Total, 19 Positions Offered. 17 Matched, 9 of which were US MD students.

60 Total Applicants, 21 of which were US MD students.

Does that still answer how competitive it is? This was more of how popular this combo is. ( not trying to offend anyone)