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Hey everyone! Since their website is down and not much information is out there on the web, I will try to post as much information as I can for anyone that is interested. I do not officially represent the program, but I want to provide some information for the upcoming application cycle. Questions posted and answered under this thread will be edited into this first post for ease of navigation.
St Elizabeths hospital is one of the oldest mental health hospitals in the United States and currently part of the DC Department of Behavioral Health (DBH). The hospital itself has a large forensic operation with a forensic fellowship but also helps meet other mental health needs of the local community. This teaching hospital has psychiatry, psychology, dental, and chaplain residency programs as well as medical students that rotate through their services.
General information
Positions
PGY-1 = 8
Traditional/transitional year into PGY2: considered
ACGME Accredited program
IMG Residents: Yes
DO Residents: Yes
COMLEX accepted: Yes
Work schedule
Average hours per week (not on medicine): 45
Average 24 hour off duty periods: 1.75
Allows moonlighting: Start of 3rd year American Grad, 4th year IMG
Moonlight opportunities: within program offered, external avalible based on licensing.
Night float system (Not on first year): Yes
Education
Avg Hours of lectures and conferences first year: 9
Outpatient training first year: No
Formal mentoring program: Yes
PRITE exams: Yes
Employment
Salary PGY-1: ~50600
Book allowance: 300
On call allowance: 1000
Sick leave: Accrued at 4 hours every two weeks
Vacation leave: Accrued at 4 hours every two weeks
Conferance leave: 5 days
Laptops provided for residents: Yes
Medical insurance for residents: Resident shares cost
Medical insruance for dependents: Resident shares cost
Group life insurance: Employer covers basic, additional coverage available for private purchase
Dental Insurance: Employer covers basic, additional coverage available for private purchase
Vision Insurance: Employer covers basic, additional coverage available for private purchase
Disability Insurance: Optional, coverage available for private purchase
Medical Insurance Begins: July 1st
Rotation Sites and Affiliations
VA Medical Center
Providence Hospital
Prince George Hospital
Children's National Medical Center
Georgetown University Hospital
Sibley Memorial Hospital
Washington School of Psychiatry
University of the District of Columbia
Rotations offered
Forensic Psych
Emergency psych
Inpatient general psych
Community psych
Geriatrics
Addiction
C&L
etc.
Do you know what their average step scores are? Freida has them at 240?
I feel like every program I've interviewed has similar wording for their vacation time. I guess I never paid much attention to it cuz the residents still seem to imply they have adequate vacation time.I am not aware of any other programs (I'm sure they exist but are in the extreme minority) that require residents to accrue vacation and this number is extremely low. This means you would have to work 5 months to be able to take a week off. It is also a massive red flag to have residents accrue sick leave. In the "real world" accrual is the norm but there are very good reasons this is not and should not apply to resident physicians. Based on this highly irregular practice, and the meagre vacation and sick leave allowance, I would say this definitely falls into the "Avoid" category unless you have no other options.
I feel like every program I've interviewed has similar wording for their vacation time. I guess I never paid much attention to it cuz the residents still seem to imply they have adequate vacation time.
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