Low-stress residency programs?

[omnirom]

Hi all, I'm an M4 coming from a top-tier medical school and am looking for a change of pace in my life. What psychiatry programs have you heard/believe to be relaxed and low-stress? Thanks for everyone's help!

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[slappy]

San Mateo and MCW. Both have very relaxed schedules, and both have paid-to-take-call systems.

As I understand, they're also fairly competitive, but if your stats are good, as an "M4 from a top-tier medical school", you should stand a pretty good chance.

 

[MacDonaldTriad]

Please of please god, don't let anyone mention our program!

 

[barzan]

Please of please god, don't let anyone mention our program!

Whats your program so I'd rank it high LOL

 

[Yoyomama88]

Any more suggestions for cush residencies?

 

[st2205]

Define low stress? Try OU Tulsa.

 

[HarryMTieboutMD]

In terms of intensity of clinical training- Yale and Stanford (coming from friends who are residents at either place). The expectation, however, is that with the extra time, the resident pursues non-clinical interests within psychiatry. Yale, for example, has produced more department chairmen than any other training program.

 

[bazingamd]

USC Palmetto. Great opportunities and teaching with good hours (very few weekends w/ evening call ~1x/week from 5-10:30pm as a first year then less after that), friendly people, and located is a nice area with a low cost of living as long as you like the south.

 

[Nasrudin]

No where in NYC. Just scratch all of them off the list.

 

[st2205]

No where in NYC. Just scratch all of them off the list.

Everywhere in Wyoming. They don't require any weekends, overnights or afternoons.

 

[TexasPhysician]

Back when I applied, it was USC-Palmetto and UTMB that had better schedules.