Health systems are investing in new psychiatric residency programs as the shortage of mental health providers continues.
A March report from Inseparable found nearly half of states were found to meet 25% or less of their estimated mental health workforce needs.
Here are five programs to know:
- NYC Health + Hospitals/Woodhull in New York City inaugurated a psychiatric residency program in affiliation with New York University, including four members in the university’s class of 2030. The program will train psychiatrists in community-based care and support behavioral health services across the city. Maria San Gabriel, MD, serves as program director, and Brian Starkman, MD, serves as associate program director.
- Tampa, Fla.-based USF Health Morsani College of Medicine launched a psychiatry residency program at Tampa General Behavioral Health Hospital, a freestanding behavioral health hospital affiliated with the academic medical center. It is the second psychiatry residency offered through USF Health and will begin this summer with an initial cohort of three residents. Residents will train across inpatient, outpatient, specialty consult and liaison settings.
- WellSpan Health (York, Pa.)/York Hospital Psychiatry Residency Program launched in June 2024. It is a four-year program with six residents per year and an educational curriculum that includes clinical rotations across multiple settings and levels of care. On March 20, the system introduced its second class — the class of 2030 — on Match Day. The first class of residents began in July 2025. Arya Soman, MD, serves as program director.
- Conroe-based Tri-County Behavioral Healthcare, Huntsville (Texas) Memorial Hospital and the Sam Houston State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in Conroe partnered to launch a psychiatry residency program in July 2026 with four students. Residents will undergo clinical rotations at both Huntsville Memorial Hospital and Tri-County’s outpatient and community-based programs, preparing them to treat patients across the behavioral health spectrum.
- Urban Health Plan, based in New York City, initiated a community psychiatry residency program set to begin July 1. The program was developed in partnership with two New York City facilities: NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst, a 545-bed public teaching hospital in Queens, and NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln in the Bronx, which houses 347 inpatient beds, including 50 dedicated to psychiatric care. Residents will complete inpatient rotations at both hospitals and train in outpatient psychiatry across Urban Health Plan’s community health centers.
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