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Program profile · Florida

Psychiatry residency at the University of Florida

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 (Department of Psychiatry)
Sponsoring institution
University of Florida College of Medicine
Location
Gainesville, 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
Gary Kanter, MD, interim program director for residency training
Structure
Residents spend the PGY-3 year in an outpatient setting, with the final year focused on preparing for independent practice through teaching, administrative opportunities, and a wide range of electives.
Fellowships
Fellowship training in forensic psychiatry, child and adolescent psychiatry, addiction medicine, public psychiatry, geriatric psychiatry, and neuromodulation.

shrinkiatry context

The University of Florida psychiatry residency is based at UF Health in Gainesville, a research-intensive department with centers for OCD and anxiety, autism and neurodevelopment, and addiction. It is in Gainesville.

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Sources

  1. University of Florida College of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Residency. https://psychiatry.ufl.edu/training/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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