Reputation of the Institute of Living for Residency?

[enraemert]

Hi all, just wondering about what the reputation of this program is. An academic program not associated with an university sounds interesting, but going to a non-university program for residency sounds daunting as well. Everything I see about it seems to think that is well known in the Psych community but I personally havent heard much about it. Just wondering about the general reputation/tier/what people say of the program.
Thanks!

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[kopftonmd]

I interviewed at the IoL this past cycle - didn't match there, though. My impression was generally positive: engaged PD, thoughtful faculty, nice people as residents. The IoL as an institution has been around for a long long time (and the campus be purdy, too!) and is relatively steeped in psychodynamics - so that could be a plus or a minus depending on your interests. There are connections to UConn and Yale but for research etc but it's its own entity. It seemed like they have good volume and a nice spread of subspecialty options.

There are a few of non-university academic programs out there, and some community programs that seem very academic. It's all about fit with your goals at the end of the day.

 

[comp1]

There are lots of academic and non-academic affiliated residencies. I wouldn't recommend assuming anything about one based on that.