In 2019 so far, FREIDA™ users have tallied nearly 149,000 views of psychiatry residency programs. In this list, we pare the list of 249 psychiatry residencies down to the 10 programs that rose to the top for user interest.

Rankings are based on identified medical student activity on FREIDA™, the AMA Residency & Fellowship Database®, from Jan. 1, 2019 through Aug. 31, 2019. FREIDA allows medical students to search for a residency or fellowship from more than 11,000 programs—all accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.

Specialty description

Psychiatry is one of the oldest medical specialties, but it is also one of the most exciting frontiers of medicine. A psychiatrist is a physician who specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mental illnesses and emotional problems. Because of extensive medical training, the psychiatrist understands the body’s functions and the complex relationship between emotional illness and other medical illness. The psychiatrist is best qualified to distinguish between physical and psychological causes of both mental and physical distress, and serves as the medical expert for the mind/brain/body interface. Psychiatrists use a wide variety of treatments, including various forms of psychotherapy, medications and hospitalization, according to the needs of each patient.

The 10-most viewed psychiatry programs

1. Yale-New Haven Medical Center Program

2. Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center Program

3. Rush University Medical Center Program

4. University of California (San Francisco)/Fresno Program

5. University of Connecticut Program

6. McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University Program

7. New Bridge Medical Center Program

8. Florida Atlantic University Charles E Schmidt College of Medicine Program

9. George Washington University Program

10. Tufts Medical Center Program