Imperial County Behavioral Health Services Program

El Centro, CA

Specialty:Psychiatry

ACGME Code:4000500015

NRMP Code:2469400C0

Status:Initial Accreditation

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Program Information

Accepting background:IMGs, DOs

Visa sponsorship:None — US work authorization only

Failed exam attempts:Considered case by case

ECFMG certification deadline:Yes

Letters of recommendation:3 · SLOE + Chair letter

Program signaling:Participates

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Program data

ACGME History

Accreditation Last updated: Jul 16, 2026

Initial accreditation3

Full accreditation0

Continued0

Warning0

Probationary Accreditation0

Withdrawal0

#	Academic Year	Status	Effective Date
01	2024 - 2025	Initial Accreditation	Apr 25, 2025
02	2025 - 2026	Initial Accreditation	Apr 25, 2025
03	2026 - 2027	Initial Accreditation	Apr 25, 2025

Program

Program Size

-- (4 years)

Accreditation Status

Initial Accreditation

(Effective: April 25, 2025)

Composition

Training

Faculty-to-Residents Ratio:--

Quality of Life

First Year Paid Sick Leave: No Limit

First Year Paid Vacation: No Limit

First Year Salary: $95,772

Program source

Admission

Visa Sponsorship:F1

YOG Cutoff:--

Gender

Rotation Duration by Site

Rotation Duration Chart Data

Benchmarks

Scores

Match History

Track ID: 2469400C0

2026

4 of 4

Filled Position

Unfilled Position

Roster

Location

El Centro, CA

Population

Median income

$56,093

Education

15.8%

Employment

53.8%

Health

Age

Above the national average
Below the national average
Similar to the national average

Housing — Rental prices

Rental prices

Typical Observed Market Rent Index - ZORI Over Time

Date

Region - El Centro, CA

State - California

United States

1/31/2015

N/A

$1,615

$1,193

2/28/2015

N/A

$1,623

$1,199

3/31/2015

N/A

$1,658

$1,206

4/30/2015

N/A

$1,678

$1,213

5/31/2015

N/A

$1,736

$1,228

6/30/2015

N/A

$1,750

$1,233

7/31/2015

N/A

$1,737

$1,235

8/31/2015

N/A

$1,758

$1,241

9/30/2015

N/A

$1,775

$1,245

10/31/2015

N/A

$1,780

$1,253

11/30/2015

N/A

$1,792

$1,259

12/31/2015

N/A

$1,793

$1,263

1/31/2016

N/A

$1,827

$1,275

2/29/2016

N/A

$1,834

$1,279

3/31/2016

N/A

$1,835

$1,282

4/30/2016

N/A

$1,833

$1,285

5/31/2016

N/A

$1,876

$1,291

6/30/2016

N/A

$1,885

$1,294

7/31/2016

N/A

$1,884

$1,295

8/31/2016

N/A

$1,904

$1,303

9/30/2016

N/A

$1,910

$1,307

10/31/2016

N/A

$1,916

$1,311

11/30/2016

N/A

$1,923

$1,312

12/31/2016

N/A

$1,928

$1,313

1/31/2017

N/A

$1,940

$1,317

2/28/2017

N/A

$1,955

$1,324

3/31/2017

N/A

$1,980

$1,335

4/30/2017

N/A

$1,989

$1,346

5/31/2017

N/A

$1,997

$1,353

6/30/2017

N/A

$2,009

$1,357

7/31/2017

N/A

$2,010

$1,359

8/31/2017

N/A

$2,010

$1,363

9/30/2017

N/A

$2,023

$1,406

10/31/2017

N/A

$2,031

$1,414

11/30/2017

N/A

$2,033

$1,413

12/31/2017

N/A

$2,051

$1,420

1/31/2018

N/A

$2,058

$1,422

2/28/2018

N/A

$2,070

$1,427

3/31/2018

N/A

$2,070

$1,429

4/30/2018

N/A

$2,078

$1,434

5/31/2018

N/A

$2,083

$1,438

6/30/2018

N/A

$2,091

$1,444

7/31/2018

N/A

$2,099

$1,449

8/31/2018

N/A

$2,106

$1,455

9/30/2018

N/A

$2,113

$1,461

10/31/2018

N/A

$2,119

$1,465

11/30/2018

N/A

$2,134

$1,473

12/31/2018

N/A

$2,159

$1,482

1/31/2019

N/A

$2,170

$1,492

2/28/2019

N/A

$2,173

$1,495

3/31/2019

N/A

$2,197

$1,503

4/30/2019

N/A

$2,209

$1,509

5/31/2019

N/A

$2,215

$1,514

6/30/2019

N/A

$2,223

$1,519

7/31/2019

N/A

$2,235

$1,526

8/31/2019

N/A

$2,242

$1,531

9/30/2019

N/A

$2,249

$1,534

10/31/2019

N/A

$2,256

$1,541

11/30/2019

N/A

$2,257

$1,545

12/31/2019

N/A

$2,263

$1,552

1/31/2020

N/A

$2,275

$1,560

2/29/2020

N/A

$2,281

$1,565

3/31/2020

N/A

$2,284

$1,565

4/30/2020

N/A

$2,291

$1,566

5/31/2020

N/A

$2,279

$1,563

6/30/2020

N/A

$2,275

$1,562

7/31/2020

N/A

$2,277

$1,571

8/31/2020

N/A

$2,282

$1,574

9/30/2020

N/A

$2,295

$1,586

10/31/2020

N/A

$2,304

$1,593

11/30/2020

N/A

$2,316

$1,602

12/31/2020

N/A

$2,327

$1,606

1/31/2021

N/A

$2,336

$1,613

2/28/2021

N/A

$2,348

$1,620

3/31/2021

N/A

$2,351

$1,629

4/30/2021

N/A

$2,368

$1,649

5/31/2021

N/A

$2,393

$1,663

6/30/2021

N/A

$2,417

$1,686

7/31/2021

N/A

$2,446

$1,707

8/31/2021

N/A

$2,479

$1,729

9/30/2021

N/A

$2,511

$1,752

10/31/2021

N/A

$2,525

$1,767

11/30/2021

N/A

$2,551

$1,777

12/31/2021

N/A

$2,557

$1,791

1/31/2022

N/A

$2,579

$1,800

2/28/2022

N/A

$2,600

$1,820

3/31/2022

N/A

$2,623

$1,829

4/30/2022

N/A

$2,641

$1,841

5/31/2022

N/A

$2,651

$1,852

6/30/2022

N/A

$2,662

$1,861

7/31/2022

N/A

$2,665

$1,868

8/31/2022

N/A

$2,669

$1,872

9/30/2022

N/A

$2,670

$1,875

10/31/2022

N/A

$2,676

$1,873

11/30/2022

N/A

$2,682

$1,875

12/31/2022

N/A

$2,684

$1,874

1/31/2023

N/A

$2,672

$1,877

2/28/2023

N/A

$2,665

$1,879

3/31/2023

N/A

$2,663

$1,884

4/30/2023

N/A

$2,676

$1,886

5/31/2023

N/A

$2,666

$1,886

6/30/2023

N/A

$2,666

$1,886

7/31/2023

N/A

$2,680

$1,891

8/31/2023

N/A

$2,683

$1,908

9/30/2023

N/A

$2,688

$1,912

10/31/2023

N/A

$2,697

$1,916

11/30/2023

N/A

$2,696

$1,918

12/31/2023

N/A

$2,705

$1,921

1/31/2024

N/A

$2,703

$1,928

2/29/2024

N/A

$2,707

$1,932

3/31/2024

N/A

$2,712

$1,935

4/30/2024

N/A

$2,722

$1,942

5/31/2024

N/A

$2,731

$1,946

6/30/2024

N/A

$2,741

$1,973

7/31/2024

N/A

$2,745

$1,958

8/31/2024

N/A

$2,752

$1,992

9/30/2024

N/A

$2,763

$1,993

10/31/2024

N/A

$2,762

$1,995

11/30/2024

N/A

$2,767

$1,999

12/31/2024

N/A

$2,770

$2,003

1/31/2025

N/A

$2,805

$2,006

2/28/2025

N/A

$2,820

$2,007

3/31/2025

N/A

$2,836

$2,016

4/30/2025

N/A

$2,846

$2,019

5/31/2025

N/A

$2,849

$2,022

6/30/2025

N/A

$2,849

$2,026

7/31/2025

N/A

$2,854

$2,029

8/31/2025

N/A

$2,862

$2,027

9/30/2025

N/A

$2,834

$2,030

10/31/2025

N/A

$2,894

$2,052

11/30/2025

N/A

$2,907

$2,095

12/31/2025

$1,570

$2,907

$2,086

1/31/2026

$1,554

$2,925

$2,160

2/28/2026

$1,558

$2,926

$2,178

Crime — All violent offences

Rate per 100,000 residents

Rate per 100,000 people Over Time

Date

Region - El Centro, CA

State - California

United States

4/1/2021

5/1/2021

6/1/2021

7/1/2021

8/1/2021

9/1/2021

10/1/2021

11/1/2021

12/1/2021

1/1/2022

133

2/1/2022

149

3/1/2022

174

106

4/1/2022

135

103

5/1/2022

164

109

6/1/2022

149

109

7/1/2022

144

113

8/1/2022

151

113

9/1/2022

146

109

10/1/2022

132

107

11/1/2022

116

12/1/2022

151

104

1/1/2023

154

108

2/1/2023

109

3/1/2023

154

101

4/1/2023

136

104

5/1/2023

164

112

6/1/2023

161

108

7/1/2023

169

116

8/1/2023

168

113

9/1/2023

123

109

10/1/2023

140

117

11/1/2023

164

12/1/2023

157

104

1/1/2024

116

2/1/2024

157

3/1/2024

162

100

4/1/2024

151

101

5/1/2024

143

106

6/1/2024

175

106

7/1/2024

130

109

8/1/2024

135

106

9/1/2024

141

104

10/1/2024

139

102

11/1/2024

126

12/1/2024

145

1/1/2025

101

2/1/2025

123

3/1/2025

108

4/1/2025

121

5/1/2025

137

6/1/2025

111

7/1/2025

154

100

8/1/2025

111

9/1/2025

114

10/1/2025

142

11/1/2025

112

12/1/2025

140

1/1/2026

108

2/1/2026

3/1/2026

Living in El Centro, CA

El Centro, California, is a city located in the southeastern part of the state, known for its distinct desert climate and proximity to the Mexican border. Below are some aspects of living in El Centro:

Crime Rate and Safety

El Centro has a moderate crime rate, which can be variable depending on the neighborhood. It is advisable to stay informed about local safety and community resources.

Fun Activities

There are various outdoor activities available, including state parks, desert hiking, and local festivals. The city also hosts a number of cultural events highlighting the rich history influenced by its proximity to Mexico.

Climate

El Centro has a hot desert climate, characterized by scorching summers with temperatures often exceeding 100°F (38°C) and mild winters. Rainfall is minimal, and residents can expect sunny weather most of the year.

Race and Population

The city has a diverse population, predominantly Hispanic/Latino, contributing to a rich cultural tapestry. As of recent estimates, the population is around 44,000 residents.

Education

El Centro hosts several public schools and a community college. For higher education, residents may travel to nearby universities in larger cities.

Cost of Living

The cost of living in El Centro is generally lower than the California average, making it more affordable for residents. Housing costs are comparatively reasonable and many amenities are accessible within a short distance.

Nearby Cities

The nearest larger city is Imperial, CA, located about 15 minutes away by car. Further, San Diego, CA, is around a 2-hour drive from El Centro, providing access to more extensive urban amenities, entertainment, and attractions.

Pros

Affordable cost of living

Cons

Higher summer temperatures may be challenging for some

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Psychiatry Programs Near El Centro, CA

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Other specialties near El Centro, CA

External Links

1. Program website - salary and benefits - https://bhs.imperialcounty.org/psychiatry-residency-program/

2. United States Census Bureau - https://data.census.gov/profile/City,_VS?g=160XX00US0621782

3. Zillow Research - Observed Rent Index (ZORI) - https://www.zillow.com/research/data/

4. FBI - Crime/Law Enforcement Stats (Uniform Crime Reporting Program) - https://www.fbi.gov/services/cjis/ucr

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Imperial County Behavioral Health Services Program

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Gender

Rotation Duration by Site

Benchmarks

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Living in El Centro, CA

Crime Rate and Safety

Fun Activities

Climate

Race and Population

Education

Cost of Living

Nearby Cities

Pros

Cons

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