Best Schools for Psychiatry

[Dayfed]

So I know I shouldn't be totally set on a specialty while in Undergrad, and I am not, but I am just wondering if there are any schools that are well known for their Psychiatry departments. Sorry if this thread isn't relevant, I did try searching before writing this.

Thanks!

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[Pinkertinkle]

This should roughly correlate with reputation:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/award/rank/MedSchool_Departments.cfm?Department=PSYCHIATRY

 

[TheRealMD]

I just want to re-interate for all those on SDN: NEVER PICK A MED SCHOOL BASED ON YOUR WANTED SPECIALTY. Reasons:

1) Most people change what kind of medicine they want to do in med school. That's why you do 2 years of rotations! Over 90% of people change.

2) You should get some free time to do additional rotations in whatever area you like during those last 2 years.

3) Where you do your residency is 100x more important.

That's all for today. 😛

 

[excalibur]

Out of your 4 years in med school, you are required to do like one month of psych. If while in med school you decide you want to pursue psych, you'll probably take a total of 3 months of psych. Again, that's 3 months of psychiatry in all 4 YEARS of your med school career for anyone who goes into psych after med school. It is in residency where you truly learn about your desired specialty. So, this question should be more like, "what are some of the stronger psych residency programs across the nation?"

Pick a med school based on location, cost, and the "vibe" you get from the school and city.

PS. When it's time for residency...guess what...it's mostly about location and vibe once again. That's how you choose.

 

[OwnageMobile]

What they said and ... My interviewer at Cornell spent a good amount of time talking about how great the psychiatry was there.

 

[AmoryBlaine]

Psych residency is a "buyer's market" for US MD students. As long as you are not a total loser you should easily get your first or second choice of program no matter where you go to school.

 

[JackofAllTrades]

Pitt is really good.

 

[lord_jeebus]

What may be of more interest to you than how "good" a psych program is would be the emphasis on psychoanalytic/psychodynamic approaches within that school's department and how that meshes with what you like.

But again, psych is a small part of overall med school education and you can get into an excellent psych program that matches your interests and geographic needs from any med school.

 

[jjmack]

Pitt is really good.

yes, they are very well known for their research not as much of their clinical prowess. MGH (harvard) and Columbia are well known for research and clinical training in psychiatry.

 

[Law2Doc]

Psych residency is a "buyer's market" for US MD students. As long as you are not a total loser you should easily get your first or second choice of program no matter where you go to school.

Agree -- all US allo med schools should be decent launch pads for psych. The psych rotation is generally one of the mandatory core ones so all med schools will teach it amply. I wouldn't worry about which med school is the best -- in a few years you can worry about which residency is the best. Until then just get in someplace you are happy with and do your best.

 

[LizzyM]

however, if you want to be involved in psychiatry research while in medical school, it would be in your best interest to go to one of the schools with lots of NIH funding in psychiatry because those schools are where the action is.

 

[physiclas87]

Out of your 4 years in med school, you are required to do like one month of psych. If while in med school you decide you want to pursue psych, you'll probably take a total of 3 months of psych. Again, that's 3 months of psychiatry in all 4 YEARS of your med school career for anyone who goes into psych after med school. It is in residency where you truly learn about your desired specialty. So, this question should be more like, "what are some of the stronger psych residency programs across the nation?"

Pick a med school based on location, cost, and the "vibe" you get from the school and city.

PS. When it's time for residency...guess what...it's mostly about location and vibe once again. That's how you choose.

Its actually not a bad idea to consider a school's strength in a particular department. Have you ever seen a match list? I'd say the plurality of all matching med students end up at their home school.

But yes, I think the "vibe" aspect is more important.