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Program profile · Ohio

Psychiatry residency at Summa Health (NEOMED)

Last verified July 25, 2026 · Checked against the program's official website

Verified facts

Checked against official sources on July 25, 2026.

Program
Psychiatry Residency
Sponsoring institution
Summa Health (Northeast Ohio Medical University, NEOMED)
Location
Akron, Ohio
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 25, 2026.

Sponsoring institution
Summa Health, with the program serving as the affiliated residency of Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED).
Training sites
Summa Health System-Akron Campus, Akron Children's Hospital, and County of Summit Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services Board agencies, including Community Support Services, Portage Path Psychiatric Emergency Services, the Psycho-Diagnostic Clinic, and the Portage County Jail.
Training emphasis
An emphasis on psychotherapy with competency in pharmacotherapy, across inpatient, outpatient, and community settings, with structured protected didactic time and grand rounds.
Program director
Not stated on the overview page reviewed here; see the program's director letter and core teaching faculty page and the ACGME ADS finder.

shrinkiatry context

Summa Health sponsors the psychiatry residency, which treats the full spectrum of mental illness including severe mental illness and substance use. Akron sits conveniently between Columbus and Cleveland.

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Sources

  1. Summa Health, Psychiatry Residency Program (affiliated residency of NEOMED). https://www.summahealth.org/medicaleducation/residency-programs/psychiatry
  2. ACGME, Accreditation Data System public finder (for current accreditation status and program id). https://apps.acgme.org/ads/public/

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