Residency Programs
Internal Medicine/Psychiatry Residency
How to Apply
Electronic Residency Application Service
All applicants must apply through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) and register for the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP).
Notice: The deadline for receipt of all application materials is October 15th; applications received after that date may not be reviewed.
We are pleased that you are interested in our combined internal medicine/psychiatry residency program and look forward to receiving your application. Given the limited number of combined program positions, we understand that many of our applicants will also apply to categorical internal medicine or psychiatry programs, including at UC Davis. Applying to combined training will not be hindered if you apply to our categorical medicine or psychiatry program through ERAS; we encourage you to do so.
UC Davis Health ERAS codes:
- UC Davis Internal Medicine/Psychiatry - 1046715C1
- UC Davis Internal Medicine - Categorical 1046140C0 ; Primary Care 1046140M0
- UC Davis Psychiatry - 1046400C0
All applications are screened by our Selection Committee utilizing a holistic review, a flexible, individualized way of assessing an applicant’s capabilities by which balanced consideration is given to experiences, attributes, and academic metrics, and when considered in combination, how the applicant might contribute value to our program and as a physician. We consider the entirety of students’ performance and background in determining who we offer interviews to. Thus, we do not have a minimum board score requirement (USMLE and/or COMLEX)—we only require that you have passed each step that you have taken. We review all applications that have passing scores. Dedication to Med/Psych and whole-person care, clinical performance, and extracurricular activities (e.g., research, community engagement, volunteer work, leadership positions, and life experience before medical school) are essential to our review.
The interview allows candidates to meet combined and categorical residents and faculty from both departments and to discuss our training sites and combined curriculum. Due to the time required for a thorough holistic review and the fact that we do not usually extend interview offers until all applications are reviewed, our interview invites do not come out until mid-October.
Applications for PGY-1 positions will be accepted through ERAS. The following items are required:
- Completed ERAS Application, including personal statement and experiences
- Three or four letters of recommendation, including at least one from an internist and one from a psychiatrist who has supervised you clinically. We recommend (but don’t require) that one of those letters is a standardized letter from the Department of Internal Medicine (also known as a “Chair’s Letter”).
- Dean’s Letter/MSPE
- Medical school transcripts
- USMLE scores or COMLEX. (Step 1 required, and Step 2, if available). To be ranked on our Match list, we require Step 2 scores before the rank list due date in February.
- Personal statement
The Internal Medicine/Psychiatry Residency Program will only sponsor J1 Visas.
Requirements for consideration of international medical graduates applying for postgraduate training in internal medicine also include:
- Completed ERAS Application, including personal statement
- Completion of prescribed course of study in an approved medical school in the past 5 years
- Valid ECFMG certificate (passing both medical and English sections)
- Passage of approved examination(s) (FLEX, USMLE)
- Legal right to remain and work in the United States
- 3 letters of recommendation
- Dean's letter (MSPE)
- Copy of medical school transcripts
- Experience in an American hospital, with clinical exposure. (Pure research in a laboratory of an American hospital is not acceptable)
- For more information on International Medical Graduates and Visas, please visit the Graduate Medical Education Office website at http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/gme/img_req.html.
Postgraduate Training Licensees
A Postgraduate Training License is issued to an individual who has graduated from an approved medical school, passed all required examinations, has not received either a minimum of 12-months credit (for U.S. or Canadian medical school graduates) or 24-months credit (for international medical school graduates) of Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)-accredited postgraduate training if completed in the United States and its territories, or the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC) and/or The College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC)-accredited postgraduate training if completed in Canada, and is enrolled in a Board-approved California residency program.
Applying for a Postgraduate Training License (PTL)
- An applicant may apply for a PTL if they have graduated from a Board-approved medical school and passed all required examinations and will be enrolling or are enrolled in a California ACGME-accredited residency program.
- A PTL is valid for 36 months for all United States, Canadian, and international medical school graduates only while enrolled in a California ACGME-accredited postgraduate training program.
- A PTL must be obtained within 180 days from beginning a postgraduate training program in California, otherwise, the resident must cease all clinical service at that time until a PTL has been issued by the Board.
- If a Physician's and Surgeon's License is not obtained by the PTL expiration date, the physician must cease all clinical services in California.
- If the PTL holder has not obtained credit for the required months of Board-approved postgraduate training to obtain a Physician's and Surgeon's license by their PTL expiration date, they may contact the Board to inquire about a possible extension of their PTL.
Below you will find UC Davis Health and The Office of Graduate Medical Education’s policies on employment, benefits and eligibility and selection criteria:
- GME Interview Materials - 2024-2025 Employment Eligibility and Benefits (PDF)
- Sign and Return - 2024-2025 Interview Eligibility and Acknowledgments (PDF)
- UC Davis Health IM Family Friendly Policies (PDF)
For further details on UC Davis Health's and GME employment and eligibility please visit the GME’s website to learn more.