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Program profile · California

Psychiatry residency at UCLA (Semel Institute)

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 Training Program
Sponsoring institution
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine (Semel Institute)
Location
Los Angeles, 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
Jonathan Heldt, MD, program director of residency education at the UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, a UCLA psychiatry residency graduate who directs the clinician-educator concentration.
Structure
The program is organized into multiple tracks, with track directors for the Mid-Wilshire, Greater Los Angeles VA, Westwood, and research tracks, and associate program directors covering psychotherapy training, community partnerships, curriculum development, and Veterans Affairs.
Setting
The program is based at the Semel Institute and trains at sites including the UCLA Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital and the Greater Los Angeles VA, with concentrations, psychotherapy, and research training built into the curriculum.

shrinkiatry context

UCLA's Semel Institute program is a large, research-rich academic psychiatry residency with an unusually developed track and concentration structure spanning university, county, and VA settings across Los Angeles. It's in Los Angeles.

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Sources

  1. UCLA Semel Institute, Psychiatry Residency Training Program, Program Leadership. https://residency.semel.ucla.edu/program-leadership/
  2. ACGME, Accreditation Data System public finder (for current accreditation status and program id). https://apps.acgme.org/ads/public/

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