Mission Statement
It is our purpose to train psychiatrists in an academic environment with both understanding and application of the bio-psycho-social-spiritual model of assessment and treatment to provide excellent care in the community. We provide care to the underserved population locally and aspire to fill the critical shortage of psychiatrists in Southern Nevada.
Aims
- To provide competent care to the public in the bio-psycho-social-spiritual model.
- To provide new competent clinicians to the local community to serve the needs of Southern Nevada.
Welcome from the Program Director
Our program provides a full, experiential learning experience with psychopharmacological intervention for psychiatric illness and hands-on experience with the major schools of psychotherapeutic intervention.
The program is solidly based on the bio-psycho-social model that expects residents to excel in each of these areas of knowledge and skill.
We believe that psychiatrists of the future need to be physicians of the mind. Our curriculum focuses not only on neurobiological factors, but also past and present psychosocial factors contributing to the way individuals feel, think, and act. These areas are firmly integrated throughout the curriculum. Training experiences are tailored to the individual needs of residents as much as accreditation requirements allow. Nevada has a severe shortage of psychiatrists and offers many employment opportunities for you upon graduation.
The program seeks applicants who have the capacity to sit with patients experiencing physical and emotional pain, realizing that listening is a powerful healing factor. We are interested in individuals who are psychologically-minded and interested in their own personal growth.
Gregory Brown, MD
Contact
3014 W. Charleston Blvd. #130. Las Vegas, NV 89102
Please contact us about questions you may have regarding your application to the program and interview.
Phone: 702-671-5127
Program Highlights
- Fully accredited university program with balanced training in psychotherapy and psychopharmacology.
- Wide variety of patients of all socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds with a wide variety of psychiatric illnesses.
- Time designated weekly for lectures, seminars, case conferences, ground rounds, journal clubs, and resident support groups.
- Individual and group supervision on patient management.
- Increased responsibility throughout program.
- As of July 1, 2020, the program has a total of 40 spots (10 for each year of the residency).
- Multiple training sites in public and private sectors with reasonable on-call schedules.
- Personal and professional development encouraged through entire residency.
- Excellent work and home-life balance, supportive colleagues and faculty, and group activities.
- Spectacular high desert and mountain environment.
Curriculum
The first year of the psychiatry residency program focuses upon the transition from medical student to resident physician. Six months of the year are devoted to honing skills and understanding the basic primary care and neurology services. The other six months focus on the inpatient experience in psychiatry with a focus on differential diagnosis and the initiation of appropriate treatment for severe mental illness. Didactics in this year reflect basic psychiatric knowledge, diagnosis, and treatment.
The second year of the residency begins the exploration of the psychiatric subspecialties. Rotations specific to geriatric psychiatric, substance abuse psychiatry, child and adolescent psychiatry, consult and liaison psychiatry, and emergency psychiatry allow the resident to explore growing interests in the field and gain expertise in these populations and settings. Didactics in this year focus on the subspecialties in addition to ethics, history, and forensic issues.
The third year of the program demonstrates the transition to greater independence with ongoing supervision in the transition to the outpatient level of care. Residents also exponentially improve their skills in psychotherapy-based treatment for patients. The year-long experience provides continuity of care for a select group of patients with a balance between psychopharmacological management and psychotherapy-based visits. Didactics in this year include depth modules in each of the major psychotherapeutic schools and advanced psychopharmacology.
Program Leadership
Resident Life
Life After Residency
Graduates from the Psychiatry and Behavioral Health Residency Program have had numerous successes and opportunities. We have had graduates be accepted into fellowships in addiction psychiatry, geriatric psychiatry, forensic psychiatry, and child and adolescent psychiatry at various institutions such as Oregon Health Sciences University, Brown University, Vanderbilt University, St. Elizabeth’s Hospital of Washington DC., the University of California, San Francisco, and the University of California, Irvine. In addition, our graduates have had successes in establishing private practices in numerous states and serving in leadership roles in hospitals and health systems.
My experience with the residency program was wonderful. Strong education, protected didactic time, diverse rotations, moonlighting opportunities, experience in various psychiatric practices - state, VA, UMC, private sector - and brownies on Wednesdays!
Psychiatry and Behavioral Health Resident Graduate: Vincent Ho, DO
How to Apply
We look forward to receiving your application materials for the general psychiatry residency program at the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health. Please upload your complete application through the ERAS before October 15 of the application season. The program cannot review other data sources or requests for consideration.
Application Process
Applications to our program are conducted electronically through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) of the Association of American Medical Colleges, 2450 N. Street, N.D., Washington, DC 20037, Fax: 202-828-1125.
Our ERAS application, which utilizes the universal application, will require a dean's letter, medical school transcript, three recent (within six months) letters of recommendation, and United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE)/Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination (COMLEX) passing results for Steps 1, 2, and 3, if applicable. All applicants must have passing results for Steps 1 and 2 Clinical Knowledge (CK) and Clinical Skills (CS) exams before starting residency.
All documents must be received and reviewed before an interview is scheduled. Interviews occur during the months of November, December, and January. The application deadline is November 1.
We also participate in the National Resident Matching Program and conform to their application deadlines.
An appointment is contingent upon licensing from the state of Nevada. For specific information, please visit the Nevada Board of Medical Examiners or the Nevada State Board of Osteopathic Medicine.
Transfer applications will be reviewed on a one-on-one basis.
The state of Nevada is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Qualified persons are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, political affiliation, or disability, as outlined in the state affirmative action plan.