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Program profile · Hawaii

Psychiatry residency at the University of Hawaii (JABSOM)

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
University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine
Location
Honolulu, Hawaii
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
Anthony Guerrero, MD, a professor in the department. The assistant program directors are Janette Abramowitz, MD, and Allison Lawler, MD.
Program size
Generally six to eight PGY-1 positions per year, filled through the NRMP Match.
History
The four-year program traces its accreditation to 1965 and sits within the John A. Burns School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry.
Training sites
The Queen's Medical Center (including the Kekela inpatient unit and the psychiatric emergency department), Kapi'olani Medical Center, Straub Medical Center, the VA, and O'ahu correctional facilities.
Visas
Non-U.S. citizens applying must be eligible for a J-1 visa.

shrinkiatry context

The University of Hawaii psychiatry residency is the state's civilian academic program, and it leans hard into the cultural side of psychiatry because of Hawai'i's multiethnic population, with a dedicated culture curriculum spanning all four years. Residents train across inpatient, emergency, consultation, addiction, child, geriatric, forensic, and community settings, including work in correctional facilities and the state's forensic hospital, before a mostly outpatient PGY-3. It's in Honolulu.

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Sources

  1. University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine, Psychiatry Residency (Hawaii Residency Programs). https://hawaiiresidency.org/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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