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Program profile · New York

Psychiatry residency at Urban Health Plan

Last verified July 27, 2026 · Checked against the program's official website

Verified facts

Checked against official sources on July 27, 2026.

Program
Community Psychiatry Residency Program
Sponsoring institution
Urban Health Plan
Location
Bronx, 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
Joe A. Baez, MD. The institutional and program manager is Brenda Perez, MSOL.
Status and setting
A new, ACGME-accredited Community Psychiatry Residency based at Urban Health Plan, a Federally Qualified Health Center in the Bronx.
Partnerships
Urban Health Plan developed the program in partnership with NYC Health + Hospitals / Elmhurst and NYC Health + Hospitals / Lincoln, which add inpatient and hospital-based training to the community-based core.

shrinkiatry context

The Urban Health Plan psychiatry residency is a new community-psychiatry program built inside a Bronx Federally Qualified Health Center, so it centers training on outpatient, community-based mental health care for an underserved population, complemented by inpatient rotations at partner public hospitals. As an early-stage program, much of its structure is still taking shape. It's in the Bronx.

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Sources

  1. Urban Health Plan, Community Psychiatry Residency Program. https://www.urbanhealthplan.org/psychiatry-residency-program/
  2. Urban Health Plan, Urban Health Plan Launches Community Psychiatry Residency Program (news release). https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/urban-health-plan-launches-community-psychiatry-residency-program-in-partnership-with-nyc-health--hospitalselmhurst-and-nyc-health--hospitalslincoln-302564911.html
  3. ACGME, Accreditation Data System public finder (for current accreditation status and program id). https://apps.acgme.org/ads/public/

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