DONALD E. ROSEN, MD, is director of Residency Training in Psychiatry at OHSU. Jennifer Grove, MS, manages the Education and Training Program, assisted by Kim Taylor.

The phone number is (503)-494-6149 with office hours from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. (PST).

Application Information

The Department of Psychiatry welcomes you to apply for an intern position through the AAMC Electronic Residency Application System (ERAS). Only completed applications submitted through ERAS will be reviewed, and because there are a limited number of interview days, please submit your application by November 1, 2003. It is not necessary to provide a return postcard or call to check the status of your application; the ERAS system will notify you as we download your information into our files. The residency program participates in the NRMP (National Residency Matching Program) and ERAS, applicant participation in these programs is required. No paper applications will be accepted.

If you wish to apply to our program at the PGY-1 level, a completed ERAS application consists of the following seven elements:

1. Completed application
2. Personal photograph (required if invited for an interview)
3. Curriculum vitae
4. Personal statement
5. Dean's letter
6. Two letters of recommendation (three are preferred)
7. Official USMLE score for Part I or COMLEX score for Part I

• ECFMG certificate
• Documentation of U.S. clinical experience
• Personal statement regarding background and interest in psychiatry
• Proof of possession of a J-1 visa

The department does not sponsor H-1 visas. International medical graduates should contact the ECFMG, (215)386-5900, to obtain more information about the ERAS application process.

If you are selected for an interview, an invitation will be extended via email. The interview is an essential part of the application process, and involves one full day in Portland. Interviews start promptly at 9:00 a.m. and include a lunch with some of our residents. We interview on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays, no holidays or weekends, November through January, excluding the last week in December and the first Tuesday and Wednesday in January.

We appreciate your interest in our psychiatry program and welcome your application.

• Letter from the Chairman
• Introduction
• Basic Philosophy of the Department of Psychiatry
• Rotation Schedule
• Didactics, Seminars and Resident Meetings
• Resident Electives, Research, and Teaching
• Faculty Supervision
• Call Schedule
• Salary and Benefits
• GME Information
• Office of Minority Affairs

• Biological Psychiatry
• Geriatric Psychiatry
• Psychotherapy
• Public Psychiatry