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The Geriatric Psychiatry Fellowship at Dell Medical School at features two positions and accepts ongoing applications. The program selects the most qualified candidates regardless of age, color, disability, domestic violence status, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, military/veteran status, national origin, race, religion/creed, sex, sexual orientation or any other status protected by law. 

The program is currently accepting applications for the 2022-23 academic year. Note: The Geriatric Psychiatry Fellowship does not use the Electronic Residency Application Service, or ERAS.

Eligibility

Before entry into the program, applicants must complete or have completed an Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education-accredited psychiatry residency program that qualifies them to sit for the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology psychiatry examination.

Applications must include the following:

  • Personal Statement discussing reasons for embarking on a fellowship in geriatric psychiatry.
  • Curriculum Vitae.
  • Three professional letters of recommendation. One letter must be from the applicant’s psychiatry training director, and it should document that the applicant meets the eligibility criteria. One letter must be from a geriatric psychiatry supervisor. It is preferred that these letters be sent directly via email from the letter writer.
  • Copy of medical school diploma and/or transcripts.
  • Documentation of post-graduate medical education completed elsewhere.
  • Documentation of successful passing scores on COMLEX or USMLE parts 1, 2 and 3.
  • Copies of state medical license(s), DEA certificate and board certifications, when applicable.
  • Documentation of Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates certification, when applicable.
  • For international applicants, documentation of VISA status.

Applicants must be eligible for medical licensure in the State of Texas and graduated from a school listed on the Texas Medical Board’s list of medical schools with substantial equivalence. For information regarding becoming a physician in training in the state of Texas, please visit the Texas Medical Board website.

International Medical Graduates & Foreign Medical Graduates

International medical graduates and foreign medical graduates should note the “Substantial Equivalence List” located under the Before You Apply sidebar on the Full Texas Medical License Overview page of the Texas Medical Board website. Applicants whose medical school is not listed will not be invited for an interview and may find it difficult to obtain a training permit in Texas. The list is subject to change at any time.

How to Apply

  • Interested applicants should email the program coordinator expressing interest. The email should include all supporting eligibility documents mentioned in the Eligibility section above.
  • Applications are accepted year-round.

Interview Process

  • Interviews will be virtual for the 2022-2023 year.
  • Offers for the fellowship are made on a rolling basis.