Thank you for your interest in the Fletcher Allen Health Care / University of Vermont Psychiatry Residency Program. We accept applications only through ERAS (Electronic Residency Application Service) and participate in the NRMP (National Resident Matching Program). Our program begins downloading applications from ERAS on September 1 for each year's Match.

Materials required from all applicants are:

• Application
• Curriculum Vitae
• Personal Statement
• Dean's Letter
• Transcripts
• A minimum of three (3) recent letters of reference from direct supervisors
• Successful completion of both Steps 1 and 2 of the USMLE

Below are additional requirements needed from International Medical Graduates (IMGs):

• J-1 visa, Permanent Resident or U.S. citizen status. No other visa will be accepted.
• A copy of your current, valid certificate from the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG). If you do not have this certificate you will need to contact the ECFMG directly and arrange to take the United States Medical Licensing Exam (USMLE) Steps 1 and 2 as well as the Clinical Skills examination before applying to our program.
• A minimum of three (3) recent letters of reference from direct supervisors in the U.S., Canada or U.K. only. We prefer a previous residency in psychiatry in your home country and/or at least six months previous psychiatry experience in the U.S., Canada or U.K.

We do not have a minimum score requirement for the USMLE, however applicants with higher scores and less attempts may have a better chance at receiving an interview with us. 

Photographs are not required to complete your ERAS application. However, having a photograph on file is very helpful to us, particularly once you have been scheduled to participate in an interview day. (Please note that ERAS does not permit programs to view photographs of applicants until the training program has invited you for an interview.)

The basic components of your application (the common application form, personal statement, transcripts, and Dean's letter) must be received by December 31. You may be invited for an interview prior to our receiving all of your information, but we will need to have your complete file before entering any applicant into the match. Your application will not be able to be considered unless you are able to fulfill all of the above criteria.

Once our selection committee has reviewed the applications, we will then call selected applicants to arrange interviews. Interviews are scheduled on Tuesdays and Fridays during the months of November, December and January. Each interview day has limited space so it is important that selected candidates respond as early as possible to our invitation in order to schedule the date that works best for you.

The University of Vermont Department of Psychiatry conducts a daylong interview. A typical interview day begins at approximately 8:00 a.m. and ends at approximately 4:30 p.m. The interview day consists of attendance at various rounds and interviews with the Department's Chair (Robert Pierattini, M.D.), the Program Director (Richard Bernstein, M.D.), our Chief Resident for 2008/2009 (Jeremiah Dickerson, M.D.), the Program Coordinator (Michele Peliel), an interview with at least one other faculty member, as well as lunch with a few of our residents. Residents may be available to meet with applicants the evening before interview days to welcome you and acclimate you to the department and program if your schedule permits. Applicants are strongly encouraged to participate in the whole interview day process. However, should you have any special needs on that date, please be sure to let us know ahead of time so we can try to accommodate those needs as best we can.

If after reading the information on our site you find you need further information about applying to the Psychiatry Residency Program, please contact me and I will be happy to answer any questions you may have.

Michele Peliel

Fletcher Allen Health Care/University of Vermont
Psychiatry Residency Program Coordinator
111 Colchester Avenue, Patrick 426
Burlington, VT 05401

Phone: 802-847-2259