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Program profile · California

Psychiatry residency at Brain Health USA - Van Nuys

Last verified July 27, 2026 · Checked against the program's official website

Verified facts

Checked against official sources on July 27, 2026.

Program
Psychiatry Residency Program
Sponsoring institution
Brain Health USA - Van Nuys
Location
Van Nuys, California
Program type
General (adult) psychiatry
Training length
Four years (PGY-1 to PGY-4)
Accreditation
ACGME-accredited. See the ACGME ADS finder for the program's current accreditation status and identifier.

Reported by the program

The program describes the following on its official website, reviewed on July 27, 2026.

Program director
Wakelin McNeel III, MD, who signs the program director's welcome letter and is listed on the faculty. The chief medical officer is Manuel Mota-Castillo, MD.
Setting
Brain Health USA is a large outpatient behavioral-health network with more than fifty locations, and its Van Nuys program is an ACGME-accredited four-year residency that welcomed its inaugural class in 2025. The core inpatient site is Pacifica Hospital of the Valley in Sun Valley, with outpatient and community training across Brain Health USA sites and fieldwork with the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health.
How to apply
Applications run through ERAS under program code 4000500017, and the program takes part in the NRMP Main Residency Match, so applicants should confirm current requirements, rotations, and interview timing on the official program page before they apply.

shrinkiatry context

Brain Health USA - Van Nuys runs a new psychiatry residency built inside one of Los Angeles's largest outpatient behavioral-health networks, with a stated focus on health equity, community engagement, and culturally sensitive care. Residents train across inpatient, outpatient, and community settings, including a safety-net hospital and Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health fieldwork, serving underserved populations. It welcomed its first class in 2025 and pairs every resident with a faculty research mentor.

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Sources

  1. Brain Health USA - Van Nuys, Psychiatry Residency Program. https://brainhealthusa.com/psychiatry-residency-program/
  2. ACGME, Accreditation Data System public finder (for current accreditation status and program id). https://apps.acgme.org/ads/public/

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