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Program profile · New York

Psychiatry residency at the University at Buffalo

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 at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Location
Buffalo, 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
Paula DelRegno, MD, an associate professor of clinical psychiatry. The associate program director is Zhanna Elberg, MD.
Base
The department is based at Erie County Medical Center in Buffalo.
Training sites
The program rotates residents through numerous area hospitals and psychiatric care facilities that host its core and specialty rotations, including community, forensic, consultation-liaison, and emergency psychiatry services.

shrinkiatry context

The University at Buffalo psychiatry residency, part of the Jacobs School of Medicine, trains residents to practice general psychiatry across a network of Western New York hospitals and psychiatric facilities anchored at Erie County Medical Center. Research or another scholarly project is a core requirement, and the department runs divisions in child, community, forensic, emergency, and consultation-liaison psychiatry that shape rotation options. It's in Buffalo.

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Sources

  1. University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine, Psychiatry Residency Program. https://medicine.buffalo.edu/departments/psychiatry/education/residency.html
  2. ACGME, Accreditation Data System public finder (for current accreditation status and program id). https://apps.acgme.org/ads/public/

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