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Program profile · Virginia

Psychiatry residency at Virginia Commonwealth University

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
Virginia Commonwealth University Health System
Location
Richmond, 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
Bushra Mubashshir, MD, associate professor and residency program director, per the program's official site. The associate program directors are Jason Burton, MD, and Kathryn Jones, MD, PhD.
Setting
The program is run by the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry and trains residents at the VCU Health System in Richmond, an academic medical center. VCU's psychiatry department is home to the Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics.
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

Virginia Commonwealth University runs an academic adult psychiatry residency in Richmond, based in the VCU School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry and the VCU Health System. It's a university program with a strong research footprint, including the Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics. Residents train across inpatient, consultation, and outpatient settings in the state capital, with academic and subspecialty depth.

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Sources

  1. Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Residency. https://psych.vcu.edu/education/residency/
  2. ACGME, Accreditation Data System public finder (for current accreditation status and program id). https://apps.acgme.org/ads/public/

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