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Program profile · New York

Psychiatry residency at Interfaith Medical Center (One Brooklyn Health)

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
One Brooklyn Health / Interfaith Medical Center
Location
Brooklyn, New York
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
Tolu Olupona, MD, DFAPA. The associate program director is Patrice Fouron, DO, and the department chair is Jason Hershberger, MD.
Setting
Based at Interfaith Medical Center's Behavioral Health Services, part of One Brooklyn Health, with clinical sites across Interfaith, Brookdale, and Kingsbrook.
Structure
The early years emphasize inpatient acute psychiatry, substance use disorder units, and consultation-liaison, with a diverse range of patients and psychiatric disorders.

shrinkiatry context

The Interfaith psychiatry residency trains in a central Brooklyn safety-net system, giving residents comprehensive experience across inpatient, substance use, and consultation psychiatry for a diverse, high-need community. As part of One Brooklyn Health, it shares clinical resources with Brookdale and Kingsbrook, broadening subspecialty exposure. It's in Brooklyn.

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Sources

  1. One Brooklyn Health, IMC Psychiatry Residency Program (Interfaith Medical Center). https://onebrooklynhealth.org/health-care-professionals/imc-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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