Rutgers Health/Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Program

Piscataway, NJ

Specialty:Psychiatry

ACGME Code:4003321121

NRMP Code:2918400C0

Status:Continued Accreditation

Overview

Application Requirements

The General Psychiatry Residency Program at Rutgers Health/Robert Wood Johnson Medical School invites applications solely from graduates of accredited medical schools. Competitive application components include the ERAS application, three letters of recommendation (with at least one from a psychiatry attending), a Dean's letter, and USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 CK results. For DO applicants, COMLEX Part I and II will be accepted in place of USMLE scores. Additionally, an official medical school transcript, personal statement, and photograph are required to complete the application submission.

Program signaling is highly recommended for applicants during the current application cycle. The application review period continues until December 15th, and virtual interviews are scheduled from November to January.

Curriculum Overview

The residency program encompasses a comprehensive four-year curriculum designed to equip residents with the necessary knowledge and skills to deliver exceptional psychiatric care. Key areas of focus include neuropsychiatry, psychopathology, pharmacology, and various psychotherapeutic techniques. Residents are exposed to specialized training in geriatrics, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), telepsychiatry, forensic psychiatry, and addiction psychiatry. The final year offers elective options to tailor the educational experience according to individual interests.

Clinical Rotations

Residents participate in a diverse array of clinical rotations throughout the program, allowing them to engage with a wide variety of psychiatric conditions. Major rotations include inpatient psychiatry, neurology, consultation-liaison psychiatry, PTSD treatment at the Veteran's Administration Hospital, and addiction psychiatry at various institutions. Training includes essential elements such as emergency psychiatry, child and adolescent psychiatry, and outpatient psychiatric services.

During the first year, PGY-I residents are not required to take psychiatry calls while on internal medicine or emergency medicine rotations. PGY-II residents average on-call responsibilities every sixth or seventh night, while PGY-III residents supervise PGY-I calls.

Didactic Curriculum

The program features a rich didactic curriculum, characterized by innovative teaching methods and weekly protected didactic time every Tuesday. Topics covered include psychopharmacology, child and adolescent psychiatry, community and forensic psychiatry, and a unique psychopathology didactic taught through a movie club format that emphasizes the application of film in psychiatric education.

Research and Scholarly Activities

In addition to clinical training, residents actively participate in research and quality improvement initiatives. The program encourages scholarly activities and provides opportunities for residents to engage in clinically oriented research projects, resulting in numerous publications in respected psychiatric journals.

Unique Program Features

The program prides itself on fostering a supportive and close-knit environment, promoting resident wellness through a dedicated wellness committee that organizes weekly social events. It also emphasizes the importance of diversifying educational experiences across a range of clinical settings, ensuring residents encounter a variety of psychopathological presentations and sociocultural backgrounds.

Moreover, residents benefit from free access to Rutgers University recreation facilities, a comprehensive digital library, and numerous wellness resources tailored to their needs.

Visa Sponsorship

The program supports applicants requiring visa sponsorship and is prepared to sponsor J-1 and H-1B visas, accommodating international medical graduates. Information on eligibility and the specifics of the visa sponsorship process can typically be derived from the program's administrative offices.

Competitiveness and Special Application Requirements

The program is recognized for being highly competitive, with a strong preference for candidates who adhere closely to the outlined application standards. It is considered DO and IMG-friendly, welcoming applications from diverse medical school backgrounds.

Specific requirements for eligibility include a maximum of two attempts permitted on USMLE Step exams, reflecting the program's commitment to maintaining high academic standards.

Benefits and Salary

The General Psychiatry Residency Program offers a competitive compensation package that includes salaries for various PGY levels, starting from $70,660 for PGY-1 up to $82,139 for PGY-4. Benefits include a robust health insurance package, vacation, professional liability coverage, a book allowance, and funds for conference attendance.

Web sources

1. General Psychiatry Residency | Robert Wood Johnson Medical School 2. Department of Psychiatry | Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

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ACGME History

Accreditation Last updated: Jul 16, 2026

Initial accreditation0

Full accreditation0

Continued27

Warning0

Probationary Accreditation0

Withdrawal0

#	Academic Year	Status	Effective Date
01	2000 - 2001	Continued Full Accreditation	Oct 30, 1992
02	2001 - 2002	Continued Full Accreditation	Oct 30, 1992
03	2002 - 2003	Continued Full Accreditation	Oct 30, 1992
04	2003 - 2004	Continued Full Accreditation	Nov 13, 1998
05	2004 - 2005	Continued Full Accreditation	Nov 13, 1998
06	2005 - 2006	Continued Full Accreditation	Apr 17, 2005
07	2006 - 2007	Continued Full Accreditation	Apr 17, 2005
08	2007 - 2008	Continued Full Accreditation	Apr 17, 2005
09	2008 - 2009	Continued Full Accreditation	Apr 17, 2005
10	2009 - 2010	Continued	Apr 23, 2010

Program

Program Size

8, 8, 8, 4 (4 years)

Accreditation Status

Continued Accreditation

(Effective: February 12, 2026)

Composition

MD · 98%

DO · 2%

Training

Faculty-to-Residents Ratio:1.1X

Quality of Life

First Year Paid Sick Leave: 12 days

First Year Paid Vacation: 24 days

First Year Salary: $73,133

First Year Maximum Consecutive Hours on Duty: 24 hours

First Year Average Weekly Hours: 55 hours

Admission

USMLE Step 2 Score: 229–267

Visa Sponsorship:J1

YOG Cutoff:5

Race / Ethnicity

Gender

Rotation Duration by Site

Rotation Duration Chart Data

Benchmarks

Match & stats

Roster

Publications

50 Publications (5 yr)

Peer-reviewed output from faculty and residents, last 5 years

50 Publications (5 yr)

Annals of neurology2026

Identification and Enrollment of Individuals Prior to Parkinson's Disease Diagnosis: Biomarker-Driven Adaptive Eligibility and Enrollment into the Parkinson's Progression Markers Initiative.

Ethan G Brown,¹Lana M Chahine,²Roseanne D Dobkin,³Tanya Simuni,⁴

PMID: 42132059doi.org/10.1002/ana.78246

Annals of neurology2026

Cognitive Impairment in Parkinson's Disease: Contributions from the Parkinson's Progression Markers Initiative.

Daniel Weintraub,¹Roseanne D Dobkin,²Michele K York,³Lana M Chahine,⁴

PMID: 42125954doi.org/10.1002/ana.78254

Location

Piscataway, NJ 08854

Population

60,804

Median income

$126,308Above

Education

50%Above

Employment

62.2%Below

Health

5.1%Above

Age

33On par

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 - Piscataway, NJ

State - New Jersey

United States

1/31/2015

N/A

$1,601

$1,193

2/28/2015

N/A

$1,653

$1,199

3/31/2015

N/A

$1,672

$1,206

4/30/2015

N/A

$1,674

$1,213

5/31/2015

N/A

$1,680

$1,228

6/30/2015

N/A

$1,674

$1,233

7/31/2015

N/A

$1,685

$1,235

8/31/2015

N/A

$1,686

$1,241

9/30/2015

N/A

$1,704

$1,245

10/31/2015

N/A

$1,705

$1,253

11/30/2015

N/A

$1,719

$1,259

12/31/2015

N/A

$1,723

$1,263

1/31/2016

N/A

$1,791

$1,275

2/29/2016

N/A

$1,791

$1,279

3/31/2016

N/A

$1,791

$1,282

4/30/2016

N/A

$1,799

$1,285

5/31/2016

N/A

$1,765

$1,291

6/30/2016

N/A

$1,766

$1,294

7/31/2016

N/A

$1,721

$1,295

8/31/2016

N/A

$1,729

$1,303

9/30/2016

N/A

$1,736

$1,307

10/31/2016

N/A

$1,750

$1,311

11/30/2016

N/A

$1,784

$1,312

12/31/2016

N/A

$1,722

$1,313

1/31/2017

N/A

$1,761

$1,317

2/28/2017

N/A

$1,768

$1,324

3/31/2017

N/A

$1,767

$1,335

4/30/2017

N/A

$1,769

$1,346

5/31/2017

N/A

$1,778

$1,353

6/30/2017

N/A

$1,785

$1,357

7/31/2017

N/A

$1,789

$1,359

8/31/2017

N/A

$1,822

$1,363

9/30/2017

N/A

$1,795

$1,406

10/31/2017

N/A

$1,841

$1,414

11/30/2017

N/A

$1,845

$1,413

12/31/2017

N/A

$1,858

$1,420

1/31/2018

N/A

$1,924

$1,422

2/28/2018

N/A

$1,909

$1,427

3/31/2018

N/A

$1,911

$1,429

4/30/2018

N/A

$1,915

$1,434

5/31/2018

N/A

$1,918

$1,438

6/30/2018

N/A

$1,924

$1,444

7/31/2018

N/A

$1,930

$1,449

8/31/2018

N/A

$1,937

$1,455

9/30/2018

N/A

$1,940

$1,461

10/31/2018

N/A

$1,942

$1,465

11/30/2018

N/A

$1,945

$1,473

12/31/2018

N/A

$1,953

$1,482

1/31/2019

N/A

$1,958

$1,492

2/28/2019

N/A

$1,963

$1,495

3/31/2019

N/A

$1,969

$1,503

4/30/2019

N/A

$1,980

$1,509

5/31/2019

N/A

$1,988

$1,514

6/30/2019

N/A

$1,993

$1,519

7/31/2019

N/A

$2,001

$1,526

8/31/2019

N/A

$2,006

$1,531

9/30/2019

N/A

$2,012

$1,534

10/31/2019

$1,798

$2,011

$1,541

11/30/2019

$1,806

$2,005

$1,545

12/31/2019

$1,809

$1,973

$1,552

1/31/2020

$1,815

$2,007

$1,560

2/29/2020

$1,820

$2,009

$1,565

3/31/2020

$1,806

$2,013

$1,565

4/30/2020

$1,812

$2,006

$1,566

5/31/2020

$1,815

$1,981

$1,563

6/30/2020

$1,834

$1,978

$1,562

7/31/2020

$1,844

$1,977

$1,571

8/31/2020

$1,850

$1,968

$1,574

9/30/2020

$1,857

$1,961

$1,586

10/31/2020

$1,866

$1,962

$1,593

11/30/2020

$1,846

$1,967

$1,602

12/31/2020

$1,842

$1,970

$1,606

1/31/2021

$1,850

$1,954

$1,613

2/28/2021

N/A

$1,956

$1,620

3/31/2021

$1,882

$1,962

$1,629

4/30/2021

$1,875

$1,967

$1,649

5/31/2021

$1,885

$1,982

$1,663

6/30/2021

$1,891

$1,997

$1,686

7/31/2021

$1,934

$2,017

$1,707

8/31/2021

$1,953

$2,040

$1,729

9/30/2021

$1,984

$2,067

$1,752

10/31/2021

N/A

$2,074

$1,767

11/30/2021

$2,068

$2,095

$1,777

12/31/2021

$2,098

$2,126

$1,791

1/31/2022

$2,125

$2,123

$1,800

2/28/2022

$2,128

$2,125

$1,820

3/31/2022

$2,145

$2,162

$1,829

4/30/2022

$2,161

$1,841

5/31/2022

$2,186

$2,206

$1,852

6/30/2022

$2,220

$2,235

$1,861

7/31/2022

$2,228

$2,246

$1,868

8/31/2022

$2,242

$2,274

$1,872

9/30/2022

$2,242

$2,280

$1,875

10/31/2022

$2,253

$2,288

$1,873

11/30/2022

$2,243

$2,298

$1,875

12/31/2022

$2,260

$2,303

$1,874

1/31/2023

$2,266

$2,291

$1,877

2/28/2023

$2,294

$2,311

$1,879

3/31/2023

$2,295

$2,306

$1,884

4/30/2023

$2,320

$2,322

$1,886

5/31/2023

$2,324

$2,321

$1,886

6/30/2023

$2,337

$2,342

$1,886

7/31/2023

$2,334

$2,349

$1,891

8/31/2023

$2,352

$2,364

$1,908

9/30/2023

$2,357

$2,377

$1,912

10/31/2023

$2,379

$2,394

$1,916

11/30/2023

$2,397

$2,404

$1,918

12/31/2023

$2,395

$2,412

$1,921

1/31/2024

$2,398

$2,649

$1,928

2/29/2024

$2,429

$2,644

$1,932

3/31/2024

$2,451

$2,684

$1,935

4/30/2024

$2,448

$2,692

$1,942

5/31/2024

$2,435

$2,709

$1,946

6/30/2024

$2,461

$2,724

$1,973

7/31/2024

$2,488

$2,727

$1,958

8/31/2024

$2,488

$2,735

$1,992

9/30/2024

$2,476

$2,751

$1,993

10/31/2024

$2,484

$2,766

$1,995

11/30/2024

$2,494

$2,769

$1,999

12/31/2024

$2,521

$2,758

$2,003

1/31/2025

$2,522

$2,749

$2,006

2/28/2025

$2,511

$2,565

$2,007

3/31/2025

$2,515

$2,777

$2,016

4/30/2025

$2,527

$2,775

$2,019

5/31/2025

$2,556

$2,763

$2,022

6/30/2025

$2,548

$2,777

$2,026

7/31/2025

$2,552

$2,777

$2,029

8/31/2025

$2,565

$2,781

$2,027

9/30/2025

$2,598

$2,780

$2,030

10/31/2025

$2,604

$2,787

$2,052

11/30/2025

$2,614

$2,779

$2,095

12/31/2025

$2,617

$2,816

$2,086

1/31/2026

$2,641

$2,748

$2,160

2/28/2026

$2,657

$3,035

$2,178

Crime — All violent offences

Rate per 100,000 residents

Rate per 100,000 people Over Time

Date

Region - Piscataway, NJ

State - New Jersey

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

127

12/1/2021

1/1/2022

2/1/2022

3/1/2022

4/1/2022

5/1/2022

111

6/1/2022

102

7/1/2022

101

8/1/2022

9/1/2022

107

10/1/2022

11/1/2022

12/1/2022

1/1/2023

2/1/2023

3/1/2023

4/1/2023

5/1/2023

6/1/2023

7/1/2023

8/1/2023

107

9/1/2023

101

10/1/2023

109

11/1/2023

12/1/2023

1/1/2024

2/1/2024

3/1/2024

4/1/2024

5/1/2024

6/1/2024

7/1/2024

8/1/2024

9/1/2024

100

10/1/2024

11/1/2024

12/1/2024

1/1/2025

2/1/2025

3/1/2025

4/1/2025

5/1/2025

6/1/2025

7/1/2025

8/1/2025

9/1/2025

10/1/2025

11/1/2025

12/1/2025

1/1/2026

2/1/2026

3/1/2026

Living in Piscataway, NJ

Crime Rate and Safety

Piscataway has a moderate crime rate with a focus on property crime. The town is considered safe, but it's always advisable to take standard safety precautions.

Fun Activities

Piscataway offers various recreational activities such as parks, sports facilities, and community events. It is also close to Rutgers University campus, providing access to cultural and educational events.

Climate

Piscataway experiences a combination of all four seasons, with warm summers and cold winters. Be prepared for snowfall in the winter months.

Races and Population

Piscataway has a diverse population with a mix of different races and ethnicities, creating a vibrant community.

Education

Piscataway is home to Rutgers University, offering a rich academic environment. The town also has good public schools for families with children.

Cost of Living

The cost of living in Piscataway is slightly higher than the national average, with housing costs being a significant factor.

Proximity to Bigger Cities

Piscataway is located about 45 minutes to an hour away from New York City and Philadelphia by car. Both cities offer a wide range of cultural, dining, and entertainment options.

Pros

Diverse community
proximity to major cities
access to Rutgers University.

Cons

Slightly higher cost of living
cold winters.

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