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Program profile · Virginia

Psychiatry residency at Augusta Health

Last verified July 28, 2026 · Checked against the program's official website

Verified facts

Checked against official sources on July 28, 2026.

Program
Psychiatry Residency Program
Sponsoring institution
Augusta Health
Location
Fishersville, Virginia
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 28, 2026.

Program director
Charlie L. Swanson, MD, per the AMA's FREIDA directory listing for the program.
Setting
Augusta Health is an independent community hospital in Fishersville, in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley between Staunton and Charlottesville, and its psychiatry residency is a newer program built to train psychiatrists for a largely rural region.
How to apply
Applications run through ERAS, and the program takes part in the NRMP Main Residency Match under its own National Resident Matching Program code, so applicants should confirm current requirements, rotations, and interview timing on the official program page before they apply.

shrinkiatry context

Augusta Health runs a newer community-hospital psychiatry residency in Fishersville, in the Shenandoah Valley of western Virginia. As an independent, community-owned hospital, it offers a training base rooted in a rural region that sits within reach of Staunton, Charlottesville, and the Blue Ridge. The program is part of Augusta Health's growing graduate medical education footprint, built to help address psychiatrist shortages in the valley and the surrounding counties.

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Sources

  1. Augusta Health, Medical Education, Psychiatry Residency. https://www.augustahealth.com/medical-education/psychiatry-residency/
  2. AMA FREIDA, Augusta Health, Inc Program, Fishersville, VA (program 4005100003). https://freida.ama-assn.org/program/4005100003
  3. ACGME, Accreditation Data System public finder (for current accreditation status and program id). https://apps.acgme.org/ads/public/

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