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Program profile · Florida

Psychiatry residency at Memorial Healthcare System

Last verified July 25, 2026 · Checked against the program's official website

Verified facts

Checked against official sources on July 25, 2026.

Program
Psychiatry Residency Program
Sponsoring institution
Memorial Healthcare System (Memorial Regional Hospital)
Location
Hollywood, Florida
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 25, 2026.

Program director
Omair Abbasi, MD, FAPA, FACLP, with associate program director Jorge Luis Sotelo, MD
Program size
A small, community-based, university-affiliated program with four categorical positions per year; the first class enrolled in 2019 and graduated in 2023.
Training sites
Based at Memorial Regional Hospital, the flagship of Memorial Healthcare System, with rotations through its Center for Behavioral Health (65 inpatient beds, including a child and adolescent unit) and its Outpatient Behavioral Health Center.
Specialty programs
Exposure to an esketamine clinic for treatment-resistant depression, a long-acting therapy program, and medication-assisted treatment and behavioral health transition programs.
Affiliations
Affiliated with Florida Atlantic University, Florida International University, the University of Miami, and Nova Southeastern University.

shrinkiatry context

Memorial Regional Hospital is one of the largest hospitals in Florida and a Level I trauma center, and the psychiatry program emphasizes a warm, collegial training environment. It is in Hollywood, in Broward County.

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Sources

  1. Memorial Healthcare System, Psychiatry Residency Program. https://www.mhs.net/education/graduate-medical-education/residency-and-fellowship-programs/psychiatry-residency
  2. ACGME, Accreditation Data System public finder (for current accreditation status and program id). https://apps.acgme.org/ads/public/

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