Jersey Shore University Medical Center Program

The Psychiatry Residency Program at Jersey Shore University Medical Center offers a four-year ACGME accredited program. The curriculum focuses on the six core competencies established by the ACGME, emphasizing patient care, medical knowledge, practice-based learning and improvement, interpersonal and communication skills, and systems-based practice.

Clinical services at Jersey Shore University Medical Center include an inpatient psychiatric unit, a child/adolescent day program, geriatric services, a psychiatric emergency room, and a neuromodulation service offering electroconvulsive therapy and Deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation.

Residents are supported in their well-being through education on leading a healthy lifestyle, avoiding burnout, counseling availability, and mental health services. The program promotes resident wellness through various initiatives, a Wellness Committee, and wellness stipends for events. Residents also have dedicated wellness mornings and receive vacation and wellness days.

The program provides rich clinical experiences, small class sizes for individual mentorship, grand rounds, a strong clinical research department, and dedicated teaching faculty. Residents have opportunities for varied clinical experiences, including pediatric psychosomatic care, integrative medicine, and teaching affiliations with medical and physician assistant students.

Jersey Shore University Medical Center is located in Monmouth County, New Jersey, near vibrant urban areas and picturesque countryside. The Program Director, Dr. Stacy Doumas, encourages interested applicants to apply and emphasizes a commitment to training competent and compassionate psychiatrists.

Given that the website did not provide specific information about competitiveness, application requirements, or visa support, further details would need to be obtained by contacting the program directly.