Psychiatry Residency (Mount Sinai Morningside)

About the program

What the program states

Program length

4 years

“Our four-year program prepares trainees to provide outstanding care to patients of all backgrounds, learn about and contribute to the field of psychiatry, and cultivate a fulfilling career.”

Visa sponsorship

J-1 and H-1B

“Our hospital sponsors H1B and J1 visas, if all the necessary criteria are met.”

International graduates

Considered

“Graduates from medical schools outside the United States or Canada must also provide an Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates Certification Status Report”

DO applicants

Considered, COMLEX accepted

“COMLEX scores are an acceptable substitute for USMLE”

USMLE

No minimum score, passed on the first attempt

“As an international graduate, we expect you to have successfully taken the USMLE and passed each part on the first attempt.”

Quoted from the program's own page, read October 29, 2026. More Psychiatry programs for international graduates

Before you contact the program

1. 01

   Find the application route

   Most residencies take applications through ERAS and fill their places in the NRMP Match; a few specialties use their own match. The program's page gives its route, deadlines and interview season.

2. 02

   Check eligibility first

   Look for the program's visa policy, licensing and exam requirements (USMLE or COMLEX), any limit on years since graduation, and for a residency, the training it expects you to have completed.

3. 03

   Need a place sooner?

   Programs also fill places outside the regular cycle, when a trainee leaves or a new position is funded. Those are listed on ResidencySpot as vacancies, and a saved search tells you the day one is posted.

4. 04

   Where training happens

   The program is listed in New York, New York. Some programs rotate trainees across several hospitals, so confirm the main training site and any required moves.