Welcome Message from the Program Leadership
Welcome to the Psychiatry Residency program at Loyola Medicine. We are a four-year categorical psychiatry residency program, accredited by the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education.
Our program’s mission is to prepare physicians to be excellent psychiatrists who are both community and academic leaders. We are interested in applicants who are:
- Eager to work independently, are enthusiastic self-directed learners, and who desire to broaden and deepen their knowledge and skill sets.
- Motivated to grow and develop both personally and professionally throughout residency.
- Dedicated to providing exceptional and compassionate patient care.
- Passionate about and committed to the field of psychiatry as a whole, from our burgeoning understanding of its neuroscientific underpinnings, to the latest therapeutic or diagnostic advancements.
About the Psychiatry Residency Program
Our Program aims to train residents to:
- Develop a sound understanding of and capacity to work effectively within the interface between medicine and mental/behavioral health. Residents are trained to develop into competent physicians, additionally helping them to develop their psychotherapeutic and psychopharmacology skills sets.
- View and treat each patient as a whole person, rather than in compartmentalized medical or psychosocial areas. To be adept with the broad array of factors that influence a person's sense of well-being in life.
- Remain current with the latest developments in behavioral health and to contribute to the field of psychiatry through research.
- Engage in reflective processes to grow professionally and personally throughout the four-year residency training experience.
Some of the current specific program aims are to assist residents to develop a practice niche by graduation; to continually improve resident training experiences with all three treatment modalities of psychopharmacology, psychotherapy and neuromodulation; to continue to enhance resident competence in primary care-mental health integration and the collaborative care model; to continue ongoing development of our resident Wellness program.
We promote a learning environment that encourages our trainees to:
- Provide exceptional and compassionate care to patients and families.
- Advocate for the health of a patient population with various psychopathologies, from diverse cultures and socioeconomic stata.
- Develop as an intellectually curious and reflective professional.
Our innovative curriculum is:
- Integrated with primary care specialties, and between inpatient and outpatient psychiatric services.
- Designed to train competent psychiatrists in multiple healthcare systems.
- Designed to promote research and other scholarly activities.
Our graduates are poised to either pursue general psychiatry opportunities or to enter sub-specialty fellowships. We hope you will give strong consideration to our program, and we wish you the best of luck with your career in psychiatry.
Theodote Pontikes, MD,
MBA-HCM, DFAACAP, DFAPA, FACLP
Professor
Program Director, Psychiatry
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Joseph Baldwin, MD
Assistant Professor
Associate Program Director
Site Director – Hines VA, Psychiatry
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Carolyn A. Doyle, MD
Assistant Professor
Associate Program Director, Psychiatry
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Our Vision
Our vision for the Psychiatry Residency program at Loyola Medicine is to help residents grow to become compassionate, knowledgeable, highly skilled and effective psychiatrists for individuals of our increasingly diverse society who suffer from various mental and behavioral health difficulties.
We particularly aim to train residents to:
- Develop a sound understanding of and capacity to work effectively within the interface between medicine and mental/behavioral health. Residents are trained to develop into competent physicians, where they develop their psychotherapeutic and psychopharmacology skill sets.
- View and treat each patient as a whole person, rather than in compartmentalized medical or psychosocial areas. To be adept with the broad array of factors that influence a person’s sense of well-being and ability to flourish.
- Remain current with the latest developments in behavioral health and to contribute to the field of psychiatry through research.
- Engage in reflective processes to grow professionally and personally throughout their four-year residency training experience.
Application Guidelines
Thank you for visiting our website and for your interest in the Loyola Psychiatry Residency Program. Please note the following application requirements:
- Applications will be accepted via Electronic Residency Application Service only. Paper applications will NOT be reviewed.
- All applications must be received by December 1 of the year prior to desired start date.
- Applicants must have graduated from medical school within the last two years.
- USMLE Step 2 CK / COMLEX Step 2 CK scores do not have to be available at the time of interview but they do need to be available by the Rank Order list deadline.
- Applicants from international medical schools must be ECFMG-eligible prior to any interview and certified prior to starting residency, if matched.
- J1 visa sponsorship only. H1B visas will not be sponsored.
- US clinical experience is mandatory.
Please also view FREIDA for more details regarding applications and program information.
To apply please forward the following items to us through ERAS:
- Current photograph
- Curriculum Vitae
- Official copy of your medical school transcript
- Dean's letter
- Three letters of recommendation from individuals who are familiar with your professional qualifications. We strongly encourage that one of these letters be from a Department of Psychiatry Chair
- Personal statement
- Copies of USMLE/COMLEX examination scores
Applicants are not reviewed until all items are received.
Selection of resident candidates is made on the basis of medical school transcripts, three letters of recommendation, and a personal interview. Candidate applications and interviews are completed in the fall and winter of the fourth year of medical school. To help you plan your application strategy, it may be helpful for you to know the characteristics of the typical applicant who is invited to interview with our program.
Our selection committee prioritizes applicants who are active final year medical students, who have demonstated a high level of performance throughout medical school and particularly in psychiatry rotations, and who consistently have excellent performance on certification exams.
We hope this information is useful to you in deciding where to send your application. We regret that we are not able to respond to additional requests for information regarding the competitiveness of an individual application.
Please explore our website to learn more about us. You can email the Psychiatry Residency Coordinator or call 708-216-5536 with questions. We look forward to hearing from you.
Psychiatry Residency Coordinator
For further information about the Loyola Medicine Psychiatry Residency program, please contact us by phone or email:
William (Bill) Norris
Psychiatry Residency Coordinator
Loyola University Medical Center
2160 S. First Avenue
Maywood, IL, 60153
Phone: 708-216-5536
Fax: 708-216-5885
Email: William.Norris001@luhs.org
Applicant Resources:
Contact Us
For information, please contact our Residency Coordinator:
William Norris
Loyola University Medical Center
2160 South First Avenue
Maywood, IL, 60153
Phone: 708-216-5536
Fax: 708-216-5885
Email: William.Norris001@luhs.org
