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University of Washington (Boise) Program

Boise, Idaho

Psychiatry

Specialty

Program Overview

Summary of Residency Program

The University of Washington is expanding its Psychiatry Residency Program to include the new UW Boise Psychiatry Residency, starting in July 2021. This four-year program will initially accommodate several residents and is a part of the existing Idaho Track, which has successfully operated since 2007. The program aims to retain graduates in Idaho to practice and offers clinical rotations and a robust curriculum to train future psychiatrists. The program is supported by various partners, including state agencies and hospitals in Idaho.

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Program Details

Specialty

Psychiatry

IMG Friendly (Y/N)

No

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Categorical Positions

Categorical Positions (detail)

The Idaho Track admitted four track residents per year

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Program Director

Kirsten Aaland, MD

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Current Residents

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PGY-1 MD

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Curriculum & Education

Overview

The new UW Boise Psychiatry Residency will feature new first- and second-year clinical rotations and an exciting new didactic curriculum, building upon the existing high-quality rotations in Boise.

Application

Application for the new UW Boise Psychiatry Residency is expected to begin this fall for residents starting in the summer of 2021. Specific deadlines and application requirements were not provided in the text.

# of Locations

Residents will work at the Boise location of the new residency program and the Seattle location for the existing program.

Fellowship

The program supports a four-year psychiatry residency based in Boise, with an intent to recruit for residents starting in summer 2021. No specific fellowships were mentioned, but the existence of strong faculty and clinical rotations suggests opportunities for further training post-residency via fellowships in psychiatric subspecialties may exist.

Resident Life

Overview

The Idaho Track of the Psychiatry Residency Program will become a separate four-year psychiatry residency program based in Boise starting in July 2021, marking the establishment of two psychiatry residency programs in the department.

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# of Years of Program

The program length is four years.

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Salary & Benefits

Benefits Overview

Support from various financial partners including State of Idaho, Boise VA, St. Luke’s Regional Medical Center, and Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center.

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