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Program profile · New York

Psychiatry residency at the University of Rochester

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 Rochester Medical Center
Location
Rochester, 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 leadership
Jeffrey Iler, MD, is the program director and Annabel S. Fu, MD, is the co-program director.
Heritage
The department, founded in the late 1940s by John Romano, MD, and George Engel, MD, is the historical home of the biopsychosocial model, which still shapes the curriculum.
Training
Clinical experience spans inpatient psychiatry, emergency psychiatric care, specialty rotations, and a wide range of outpatient settings across the medical center and the community, with a research pathway and five fellowships available.

shrinkiatry context

The University of Rochester psychiatry residency carries an unusually strong intellectual lineage as the birthplace of the biopsychosocial model, and its psychotherapy curriculum is built to ladder year over year. Residents serve a demographically varied Rochester population, including one of the largest deaf communities per capita in the country and a significant refugee population, and can follow a research pathway into academic careers. It's in Rochester.

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Sources

  1. University of Rochester Medical Center, Psychiatry Residency Program (Welcome from the Directors). https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/education/graduate-medical-education/prospective-residents/psychiatry/program-highlights/welcome-from-the-director
  2. ACGME, Accreditation Data System public finder (for current accreditation status and program id). https://apps.acgme.org/ads/public/

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