Low-stress residency programs?

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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!
 
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.
 
Any more suggestions for cush residencies?
 
Define low stress? Try OU Tulsa.
 
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.
 
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.
 
No where in NYC. Just scratch all of them off the list.
 
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