Meharry Medical College Program

Nashville, TN

Community (Uni. Aff.)YOG 3 DO Friendly IMG Friendly

Specialty:Psychiatry

ACGME Code:4004721207

NRMP Code:1028400C0

Status:Continued Accreditation

Overview

The 4-year General Psychiatry Residency Training Program at Meharry Medical College is meticulously designed to prepare resident physicians for the multifaceted practice of psychiatry in the 21st century. The program enjoys accreditation from the Residency Review Committee of the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education, assuring high educational standards and comprehensive training for all residents 1.

Core to the program is an extraordinarily rich clinical experience throughout the training years. Residents engage in diagnosing and treating a diverse array of patients across various settings, learning the essential roles of a modern psychiatrist, including primary clinician, consultant, team leader, and therapist. Supervision varies according to the resident's level of training and demonstrated skill, ensuring a tailored educational approach 1.

Curriculum

The program's curriculum integrates extensive clinical practice with a comprehensive suite of didactic seminars, rounds, and case conferences, offering a well-rounded education. Clinical education occurs in multidisciplinary settings that promote collaboration among various mental health professionals, including those in psychiatry, psychology, social work, and psychiatric nursing. This interdisciplinary framework strengthens the educational experience and prepares residents for integrated care 1.

Rotations

The residency program's rotation structure allows for varied exposure to different aspects of psychiatric practice:

PGY-1: 4 months Internal Medicine/Primary Care, 2 months Neurology, and 6 months Inpatient Psychiatry.
PGY-2: 6 months Inpatient Psychiatry with a forensic experience, and 6 months in either Consultation & Liaison Psychiatry, Emergency Psychiatry, or Child Psychiatry.
PGY-3: 12 months of Adult Outpatient Psychiatry, including Substance Use Disorders.
PGY-4: 1 month Geriatric Psychiatry and 11 months of Electives or remaining ACGME required rotations.

This framework ensures that every resident completes all mandated rotations, with flexibility for residents pursuing specific interests and subspecialties 1.

Didactics

Didactic sessions are held every Tuesday from 12 PM to 5 PM, covering crucial topics such as Addiction Psychiatry, Biopsychosocial Presentation, Ethics & Law, Forensic Psychiatry, Geriatric Psychiatry, Grand Rounds, Group Therapy, Journal Club, Psychopathology, Psychopharmacology, and Psychotherapy 1.

Competitiveness and Application Requirements

The residency program is highly competitive, with specific requirements for applicants. Candidates must hold a medical degree from an accredited medical school within the last three years. International medical graduates are required to possess a valid ECFMG certificate. U.S. citizenship or a valid green card is mandatory as the program does not offer visa sponsorship 2.

In terms of examination scores, applicants are expected to provide transcripts of USMLE Step 1 and 2 or COMLEX Level 1 and 2. A personal statement and 3-4 recommendation letters are also required 2.

Visa Support

Meharry Medical College does not currently sponsor visas for residency applicants. Thus, all candidates must have U.S. citizenship or a valid green card to be considered for admission into the program 2.

Training Sites

The diverse clinical sites available for residents enhance the training experience. These sites include:

Metropolitan Nashville General Hospital, Nashville, TN
TN Valley Healthcare System, Alvin C. York Campus, Murfreesboro, TN
Centennial Medical Center/Parthenon Pavilion, Nashville, TN
Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute, Nashville, TN
The Elam Mental Health Center, Nashville, TN
Vanderbilt Medical Center, Nashville, TN
Skyline Medical Clinic, Madison, TN
St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital, Murfreesboro, TN
St. Thomas West Hospital, Nashville, TN
Medicos Para La Familia, Nashville, TN
Tennessee Department of Health, Nashville, TN
Green County Health Care, Inc., Snow Hill, NC
Mercy Hospital and Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Matthew Walker Comprehensive Health Center, Inc., Nashville, TN

This wide range of experiences across multiple community and institutional settings prepares Meharry residents for the challenges they will face in their psychiatric careers 2.

Web sources

1. Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences Residency - Meharry Medical College 2. Residency Programs | Medical and Dental Residency | Meharry Medical College

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Program data

ACGME History ^[3]

Accreditation Last updated: Jul 16, 2026

Initial accreditation0

Full accreditation0

Continued22

Warning2

Probationary Accreditation3

Withdrawal0

#	Academic Year	Status	Effective Date
01	2000 - 2001	Continued Full Accreditation	Oct 20, 2000
02	2001 - 2002	Continued Full Accreditation	Oct 20, 2000
03	2002 - 2003	Continued Full Accreditation	Oct 20, 2000
04	2003 - 2004	Continued Full Accreditation	Oct 20, 2000
05	2004 - 2005	Continued Full Accreditation	Oct 20, 2000
06	2005 - 2006	Probation	Apr 17, 2005
07	2006 - 2007	Probation	Apr 17, 2005
08	2007 - 2008	Continued	Oct 12, 2007
09	2008 - 2009	Continued	Oct 12, 2007
10	2009 - 2010	Continued	Oct 12, 2007

Program

Program Size

3, 4, 4, 4 (4 years)^[1]

Accreditation Status

Continued Accreditation

(Effective: April 24, 2026)

Composition ^[2]

MD · 31%

DO · 6%

U.S. IMG · 25%

Non-U.S. IMG · 38%

Training

Fellowship Rate:--

Faculty-to-Residents Ratio:1X^[1]

Residents Career Path ^[2]

Full-time Practice · 71%

Other · 29%

Quality of Life

First Year Paid Sick Leave: 5 days^[1]

First Year Paid Vacation: 15 days^[1]

First Year Salary: $59,677^[1]

First Year Maximum Consecutive Hours on Duty: 16 hours ^[1]

First Year Average Weekly Hours: 50 hours^[1]

Admission

USMLE Step 2 Score: --

Visa Sponsorship:--^[2]

YOG Cutoff:3^[1]

Race / Ethnicity

Gender

Incoming Schools

19%

Meharry Medical College

19%

Ross University School of Medicine

More than 1 school has this rank*

* Multiple schools share the same admissions rate.

Rotation Duration by Site

Rotation Duration Chart Data

Benchmarks

Match & stats

2026 Residency Applicant & Interview Insights

No data available for USMLE STEP 2 CK Score

No 2026 Applicant & Interview Insights available for this program.

Note: The AIR (Applicant Interview Rate) is calculated as the percentage of applicants in each category who were offered interviews. A higher AIR suggests stronger alignment with program preferences, indicating a greater likelihood of the program favoring applicants in this category.

USMLE STEP 2 CK Score ^[2]

No data available for USMLE
STEP 2 CK Score

COMLEX Level 2 Score ^[2]

No data available for COMLEX
Level 2 Score

Match History ^[4]

Track ID: 1028400C0

2021

6 of 6

2022

6 of 6

2023

2 of 6

2024

4 of 4

2025

4 of 4

Filled Position

Unfilled Position

Roster

Location

Nashville, TN ^[5]

Population

689,447

Median income

$77,719Above

Education

36.2%Above

Employment

60.6%Below

Health

7.9%Above

Age

35On par

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

Housing — Rental prices ^[6]

Rental prices

Typical Observed Market Rent Index - ZORI Over Time

Date

Region - Nashville, TN

State - Tennessee

United States

1/31/2015

$1,137

$1,014

$1,193

2/28/2015

$1,141

$983

$1,199

3/31/2015

$1,151

$1,018

$1,206

4/30/2015

$1,158

$1,021

$1,213

5/31/2015

$1,163

$1,024

$1,228

6/30/2015

$1,168

$1,027

$1,233

7/31/2015

$1,177

$1,029

$1,235

8/31/2015

$1,184

$1,030

$1,241

9/30/2015

$1,189

$1,033

$1,245

10/31/2015

$1,196

$1,039

$1,253

11/30/2015

$1,201

$1,043

$1,259

12/31/2015

$1,211

$1,048

$1,263

1/31/2016

$1,216

$1,075

$1,275

2/29/2016

$1,224

$1,080

$1,279

3/31/2016

$1,228

$1,082

$1,282

4/30/2016

$1,230

$1,081

$1,285

5/31/2016

$1,235

$1,093

$1,291

6/30/2016

$1,243

$1,095

$1,294

7/31/2016

$1,247

$1,097

$1,295

8/31/2016

$1,252

$1,100

$1,303

9/30/2016

$1,258

$1,103

$1,307

10/31/2016

$1,264

$1,103

$1,311

11/30/2016

$1,267

$1,103

$1,312

12/31/2016

$1,269

$1,091

$1,313

1/31/2017

$1,275

$1,110

$1,317

2/28/2017

$1,281

$1,114

$1,324

3/31/2017

$1,294

$1,118

$1,335

4/30/2017

$1,302

$1,124

$1,346

5/31/2017

$1,304

$1,128

$1,353

6/30/2017

$1,300

$1,131

$1,357

7/31/2017

$1,301

$1,135

$1,359

8/31/2017

$1,305

$1,138

$1,363

9/30/2017

$1,311

$1,141

$1,406

10/31/2017

$1,310

$1,109

$1,414

11/30/2017

$1,311

$1,104

$1,413

12/31/2017

$1,314

$1,104

$1,420

1/31/2018

$1,326

$1,109

$1,422

2/28/2018

$1,330

$1,112

$1,427

3/31/2018

$1,325

$1,117

$1,429

4/30/2018

$1,323

$1,121

$1,434

5/31/2018

$1,323

$1,124

$1,438

6/30/2018

$1,331

$1,129

$1,444

7/31/2018

$1,332

$1,131

$1,449

8/31/2018

$1,336

$1,133

$1,455

9/30/2018

$1,336

$1,134

$1,461

10/31/2018

$1,349

$1,142

$1,465

11/30/2018

$1,352

$1,149

$1,473

12/31/2018

$1,358

$1,157

$1,482

1/31/2019

$1,351

$1,169

$1,492

2/28/2019

$1,355

$1,169

$1,495

3/31/2019

$1,362

$1,161

$1,503

4/30/2019

$1,370

$1,163

$1,509

5/31/2019

$1,378

$1,179

$1,514

6/30/2019

$1,382

$1,172

$1,519

7/31/2019

$1,390

$1,178

$1,526

8/31/2019

$1,394

$1,183

$1,531

9/30/2019

$1,401

$1,189

$1,534

10/31/2019

$1,401

$1,193

$1,541

11/30/2019

$1,408

$1,198

$1,545

12/31/2019

$1,413

$1,202

$1,552

1/31/2020

$1,423

$1,210

$1,560

2/29/2020

$1,428

$1,217

$1,565

3/31/2020

$1,429

$1,220

$1,565

4/30/2020

$1,429

$1,220

$1,566

5/31/2020

$1,425

$1,217

$1,563

6/30/2020

$1,420

$1,219

$1,562

7/31/2020

$1,416

$1,224

$1,571

8/31/2020

$1,416

$1,232

$1,574

9/30/2020

$1,413

$1,243

$1,586

10/31/2020

$1,417

$1,255

$1,593

11/30/2020

$1,416

$1,253

$1,602

12/31/2020

$1,421

$1,261

$1,606

1/31/2021

$1,425

$1,268

$1,613

2/28/2021

$1,436

$1,277

$1,620

3/31/2021

$1,448

$1,288

$1,629

4/30/2021

$1,465

$1,306

$1,649

5/31/2021

$1,486

$1,336

$1,663

6/30/2021

$1,512

$1,360

$1,686

7/31/2021

$1,542

$1,382

$1,707

8/31/2021

$1,573

$1,405

$1,729

9/30/2021

$1,610

$1,417

$1,752

10/31/2021

$1,638

$1,437

$1,767

11/30/2021

$1,660

$1,425

$1,777

12/31/2021

$1,676

$1,454

$1,791

1/31/2022

$1,690

$1,466

$1,800

2/28/2022

$1,707

$1,485

$1,820

3/31/2022

$1,717

$1,496

$1,829

4/30/2022

$1,730

$1,504

$1,841

5/31/2022

$1,738

$1,502

$1,852

6/30/2022

$1,756

$1,515

$1,861

7/31/2022

$1,765

$1,520

$1,868

8/31/2022

$1,768

$1,525

$1,872

9/30/2022

$1,762

$1,544

$1,875

10/31/2022

$1,760

$1,524

$1,873

11/30/2022

$1,766

$1,542

$1,875

12/31/2022

$1,772

$1,544

$1,874

1/31/2023

$1,778

$1,563

$1,877

2/28/2023

$1,778

$1,566

$1,879

3/31/2023

$1,781

$1,567

$1,884

4/30/2023

$1,781

$1,573

$1,886

5/31/2023

$1,780

$1,583

$1,886

6/30/2023

$1,770

$1,585

$1,886

7/31/2023

$1,764

$1,589

$1,891

8/31/2023

$1,758

$1,593

$1,908

9/30/2023

$1,761

$1,592

$1,912

10/31/2023

$1,762

$1,591

$1,916

11/30/2023

$1,760

$1,605

$1,918

12/31/2023

$1,757

$1,616

$1,921

1/31/2024

$1,761

$1,625

$1,928

2/29/2024

$1,763

$1,642

$1,932

3/31/2024

$1,764

$1,632

$1,935

4/30/2024

$1,764

$1,638

$1,942

5/31/2024

$1,769

$1,642

$1,946

6/30/2024

$1,773

$1,646

$1,973

7/31/2024

$1,772

$1,642

$1,958

8/31/2024

$1,772

$1,645

$1,992

9/30/2024

$1,771

$1,647

$1,993

10/31/2024

$1,769

$1,652

$1,995

11/30/2024

$1,769

$1,659

$1,999

12/31/2024

$1,771

$1,649

$2,003

1/31/2025

$1,773

$1,637

$2,006

2/28/2025

$1,776

$1,652

$2,007

3/31/2025

$1,775

$1,621

$2,016

4/30/2025

$1,776

$1,641

$2,019

5/31/2025

$1,774

$1,626

$2,022

6/30/2025

$1,775

$1,627

$2,026

7/31/2025

$1,778

$1,637

$2,029

8/31/2025

$1,781

$1,634

$2,027

9/30/2025

$1,782

$1,646

$2,030

10/31/2025

$1,783

$1,648

$2,052

11/30/2025

$1,783

$1,653

$2,095

12/31/2025

$1,781

$1,644

$2,086

1/31/2026

$1,776

$1,617

$2,160

2/28/2026

$1,771

$1,652

$2,178

Crime — All violent offences ^[7]

Rate per 100,000 residents

Rate per 100,000 people Over Time

Date

Region - Nashville, TN

State - Tennessee

United States

4/1/2021

124

5/1/2021

137

6/1/2021

133

7/1/2021

134

8/1/2021

126

9/1/2021

122

10/1/2021

127

11/1/2021

110

12/1/2021

116

1/1/2022

113

2/1/2022

104

3/1/2022

118

4/1/2022

120

5/1/2022

131

6/1/2022

129

7/1/2022

128

8/1/2022

128

9/1/2022

121

10/1/2022

121

11/1/2022

108

12/1/2022

122

1/1/2023

116

2/1/2023

103

3/1/2023

116

4/1/2023

121

5/1/2023

136

6/1/2023

127

7/1/2023

131

8/1/2023

124

9/1/2023

123

10/1/2023

124

11/1/2023

108

12/1/2023

117

1/1/2024

2/1/2024

103

3/1/2024

113

4/1/2024

119

5/1/2024

131

6/1/2024

128

7/1/2024

124

8/1/2024

120

9/1/2024

119

10/1/2024

120

11/1/2024

102

12/1/2024

106

1/1/2025

2/1/2025

3/1/2025

104

4/1/2025

108

5/1/2025

112

6/1/2025

111

7/1/2025

114

8/1/2025

108

9/1/2025

10/1/2025

11/1/2025

12/1/2025

1/1/2026

2/1/2026

3/1/2026

Living in Nashville, TN

Crime Rate and Safety

Nashville has a moderate crime rate, with some areas experiencing higher crime than others. It is important to stay informed about the safety of different neighborhoods.

Fun Activities

Nashville is known for its vibrant music scene, with numerous live music venues and events throughout the city. There are also parks, museums, and a variety of dining options to explore.

Climate

Nashville experiences all four seasons, with hot summers and mild winters. Spring and fall are particularly pleasant times of the year.

Races and Population

Nashville is a diverse city with a mix of different races and cultures. The population is growing steadily due to its popularity as a place to live and work.

Education

Nashville is home to several universities and colleges, offering educational opportunities for residents and visitors alike.

Cost of Living

The cost of living in Nashville is relatively moderate compared to other major cities in the US, but housing costs have been increasing in recent years.

Nearby Cities

Larger cities like Memphis (about 3 hours drive) and Atlanta (about 4 hours drive) are within a reasonable driving distance from Nashville. Each city offers its own unique attractions and cultural experiences.

Pros

Rich music and cultural scene
diverse population
moderate cost of living compared to other big cities.

Cons

Some areas have higher crime rates
housing costs are rising
traffic can be congested during peak times.

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References

1. Freida - https://freida.ama-assn.org/program/4004721207

2. Residency Explorer - https://www.residencyexplorer.org/Program/GetByIdWithMedicalSpecialty/48eceef1-25f6-3eb1-2c1f-ac0fc71ae346

3. ACGME - Accreditation Data System (ADS) - https://apps.acgme.org/ads/Public/Programs/Search

4. NRMP Results and Data: 2022-2026 Main Residency Match - https://www.nrmp.org/match-data/2026/03/program-results-2022-2026/

5. United States Census Bureau - https://data.census.gov/profile/City,_VS?g=010XX00US

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

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

Meharry Medical College Program

Overview

Curriculum

Rotations

Didactics

Competitiveness and Application Requirements

Visa Support

Training Sites

Web sources

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Program data

Program

Training

Quality of Life

Admission

Race / Ethnicity

Gender

Incoming Schools

Rotation Duration by Site

Benchmarks

Match & stats

2026 Residency Applicant & Interview Insights

Match History Matched positions of the program in previous years [4]

Roster

Location

Living in Nashville, TN

Crime Rate and Safety

Fun Activities

Climate

Races and Population

Education

Cost of Living

Nearby Cities

Pros

Cons

FAQ

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Other specialties near Nashville, TN

References

Match History ^[4]