Program Overview
Summary of Residency Program
The Ozark Center Psychiatry Residency Program in Joplin, Missouri, focuses on providing a comprehensive psychiatric education through various rotations in addiction, child and adolescent psychiatry, geriatrics, and consultation-liaison services. Residents receive guidance from a supportive faculty in a collaborative environment, aiming to serve a diverse patient population. The curriculum includes innovative wellness programs, research opportunities, and experiences across multiple settings for a well-rounded training.
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Program Details
Specialty
Psychiatry
IMG Friendly (Y/N)
No
IMG Friendly (detail)
The Ozark Center Psychiatry Residency Program is not currently accepting residents with visas, indicating a less IMG-friendly stance. They prefer applicants who are U.S. citizens or hold a permanent green card.
Categorical Positions
3
Categorical Positions (detail)
3 residents accepted into the program each year
Program Website
Address
Freeman Health System, 1102 West 32nd Street, Joplin, MO 64804
Program Director
Nauman Ashraf, MD
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Current Residents
Overview
The current residency cohort includes three first-year MD residents, with no PGY-1 residents from DO programs. This indicates a strong emphasis on MD graduates in the initial stage of training.
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Curriculum & Education
Overview
First-year residents train in a variety of settings – including pediatrics, internal medicine and neurology – to gain a foundational understanding of general medicine along with adult inpatient psychiatry rotations. As they progress, residents also gain experience in child psychiatry, emergency psychiatry, consult psychiatry, geriatric psychiatry, forensic psychiatry, and addiction management. There are opportunities for research, journal clubs, didactic sessions, and a focus on wellness practices such as yoga and mindfulness. Didactic sessions occur weekly and include diverse learning topics, case conferences, and more.
Application
Applications only accepted through Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). Interviews conducted mid-October through December. Ozark Center Psychiatry Residency ACGME program number is 4002800115. Please indicate Psychiatric Medicine Track on ERAS application.
# of Locations
Residents rotate through different settings, including the New Directions center, Crisis Intervention Program, Bill & Virginia Leffen Center for Autism, and Will's Place, across various hospital locations in Joplin, Missouri, and surrounding states.
Fellowship
The program offers an Addiction Medicine Fellowship. Recent graduates may also pursue various subspecialties related to psychiatry, but specific details on fellowships were not provided.
Resident Life
Overview
The Ozark Center Psychiatric Residency Program offers varied clinical experiences while rotating through addiction, child and adolescent, geriatric and consult services with the support of a collaborative faculty in a rural healthcare setting.
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# of Years of Program
The program typically lasts for 4 years, focused on comprehensive psychiatric training including varying levels of responsibility and experience.
Housing
The program offers a housing allowance for residents, details about which can be found on their website.
Alumni
Alumni from this program often pursue fellowships in child psychiatry, general psychiatry, addiction medicine, and forensic psychiatry.
Salary & Benefits
Benefits Overview
Program year 1: $58,200, Program year 2: $60,076, Program year 3: $62,220, Program year 4: $65,221, Health, vision and dental benefits, Educational and book stipend, Paid professional membership fees, Paid time off, Malpractice insurance, Housing allowance.
PGY-1 Salary
58200
Vacation
First-year residents are allocated paid time off, specific details on the duration and carry-over policy were not provided in the text.