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Program profile · California

Psychiatry residency at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center

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
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Location
Torrance, 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
Michelle Tawa, MD. Catherine Bustamante is the residency program manager.
Setting and philosophy
The program describes Harbor-UCLA as a Los Angeles County safety-net hospital serving predominantly low-income patients who face pervasive inequities, and frames its aim as training structurally competent general psychiatrists who provide inclusive, culturally competent care to marginalized populations.
Training model
The program describes a vertically integrated, hands-on model in which residents carry longitudinal responsibility for patients across phases of illness within multidisciplinary teams, with early flexibility to build on their own interests and advocacy in one of the most diverse cities in the region.

shrinkiatry context

Harbor-UCLA is a county safety-net psychiatry residency in the South Bay, affiliated with UCLA, with a strong social-justice and community-psychiatry orientation and a longitudinal, team-based training model. It's in Torrance.

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Sources

  1. Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry, Residency Program. https://dhs.lacounty.gov/harbor-ucla-medical-center/gme/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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