Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Residency Training Program

Application process

Graduates of national or international medical schools who will have completed at least three years of General Psychiatry or Pediatrics are eligible to apply.  The application must include: 1) completed application form; 2) Dean’s letter; 3) three letters of reference; 4) curriculum vita; and, 5) personal statement. 

Foreign citizens who wish to enter the United States for postgraduate training must comply with the United States Immigration Laws, in addition to following the application procedure described above.  Foreign medical school graduates should contact the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, [215-386-5900], www.ecfmg.org) for details concerning their requirements. 

Children’s Hospital Boston participates in the National Resident Matching Program (www.nrmp.org) and complies with all of its rules and regulations.  Please note that all offers for positions in our training program are contingent upon the successful completion of any pertinent prior residency training, as well as all hospital required pre-employment matters.  This includes the satisfactory completion of the credentialing process, and receipt of acceptable final evaluations and letters of references.

Applications and inquiries

For applications, please contact:
Carol L. Berne
Training Coordinator
Department of Psychiatry
Children's Hospital Boston
300 Longwood Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
Phone: 617-355-4563
E-mail: carol.berne@childrens.harvard.edu

For inquiries, please contact:
Enrico Mezzacappa, MD 
Director of Residency Training
Children’s Hospital Boston
300 Longwood Avenue
Boston, MA 02115    
Phone: 617-355-7605 
E-mail: enrico.mezzacappa@childrens.harvard.edu