A Resident’s Guide to Surviving Psychiatric Training, 3rd Edition

Written by residents and fellows, for residents and fellows, to help you with the day-to-day challenges of training. The Guide offers practical advice on more than 50 topics - ranging from surviving on call and writing effective notes, to subspecialty training and negotiating for your first job.

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Building a Career in Psychiatry

This two-part guide will help medical students, residents, fellows, and early career physicians successfully prepare for career transition points. Find information on important non clinical topics that are infrequently included in undergraduate or graduate medical curricula.

• Part 1: Medical School and Residency (.pdf)
• Part 2: Transitioning to Practice (.pdf)
• Table of Contents (.pdf)

Resident-Fellow Member Handbook (.pdf)

Information about leadership and fellowship opportunities, awards and competitions, the structure of APA, and how the process by which APA policy is created.

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APA Resident-Fellow Census

View the APA Resident-Fellow Census, a yearly demographic picture of psychiatry residents—the future of psychiatry.

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