Boston University Medical Center

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PsychiatryUniversity BasedBoston, MA

Size

8 / year · 31 total

Training length

4 yr

Schedule

55 hrs / week

EMR

Epic

Other · BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER

USMLE Step 2 CK233–267

200280

Interview rate by signal

Signal43×
43%
None
1%

Interview rate by degree

US MD
11%
US DO
3%
US IMG
4%
Non-US IMG
1%

Applications per year

1,431

2022

1,531

2023

1,566

2024

1,483

2025

1,290

2026

Compensation

$82,598 (+7%)

Cost of living

$2,476/mo (+12%)

By year

Yr	Pay	Vac	Sick
Year 1	$82,598	20	15
Year 2	$85,722	20	15
Year 3	$88,971	20	15
Year 4	$92,100	20	15

Trainee mix

Degree

US MD74%
DO16%
IMG10%

Sex

Female71%
Male29%

Tracks & recognition

Academic / clinician educatorResearch / fellow

Interview Pool Demographics

By degree

US MD
87%
US DO
5%
US IMG
5%
Non-US IMG
2%

By signal

Sent
92%
Did Not Send
8%

Applicants by signal

Did Not Send
84%
Sent
16%

Student type

This program Psych avg

US MD Graduates
77%
53%
US DO Graduates
13%
26%
Non-US IMG
10%
10%
US-IMG
0%
12%

Sex

This program Psych avg

Women
71%
53%
Men
29%
46%
Another Gender
0%
0%
Did Not Report
0%
1%

Race / ethnicity

This program Psych avg

White
35%
48%
Asian
29%
33%
Black or African American
23%
10%
Other
13%
13%
Hispanic, Latino, or of Spanish Origin
13%
12%
Did Not Report
0%
0%
Middle Eastern or North African
0%
2%
American Indian or Alaska Native
0%
1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0%
0%

Geographic preference

Aligned
91%
Not Aligned
9%
No Preference
0%

Home state

Out-of-State
59%
In-State
41%

Med school state

Out-of-State
85%
In-State
15%

Career plans

Practice Full-time
37%

Top medical schools

Boston University Aram V. Chobanian & Edward Avedisian School of Medicine
10%
New York Medical College
6%
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
6%
Tufts University School of Medicine
6%
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University College of Medicine
6%

Exam history

Never Failed
100%
Ever Failed
0%

Training sites

BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER
BOSTON, MA
Primary
- 358 staffed beds
- 21,870 discharges
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH · 5.03M (2024)
- Outpatient clinic, C/L, Psych ED/BEST, night float, internal medicine, neurology
From published listing
Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Hospital (Bedford VA)
Bedford, MA
Participating
- PGY-1: two 4-week inpatient psychiatry blocks plus Bedford medicine
From published listing
Brockton VA Hospital
Brockton, MA
Participating
- PGY-1 inpatient psychiatry; PGY-2 geriatric psychiatry and neuromodulation
From published listing
BOURNEWOOD HOSPITAL
BROOKLINE, MA
Participating
- 102 staffed beds
- 3,049 discharges
- PGY-1 adult inpatient (4 weeks); PGY-2 adolescent inpatient and day hospital
From published listing
BMC Brockton Behavioral Health Center
Brockton, MA
Participating
- Acute inpatient psychiatry and clinical stabilization service
From published listing
DR SOLOMON CARTER FULLER MENTAL HEALTH CENTER
BOSTON, MA
Participating
- 60 staffed beds
- 309 discharges
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH · 5.03M (2024)
- PGY-2 forensic unit, 4 weeks / 4 days weekly
From published listing

Population is the Census city or metro of the hospital location, not a hospital catchment.

Program Details

Schedule

Avg hours/week (Y1)55
Max hours on duty (Y1)16
Night floatYes
MoonlightingYes

Application

Application systemERAS
NRMP codes1257400C0
ACGME ID4002421089

Requirements

Letters of rec

Letters4
Chair letterNo
Faculty letterYes
Specialty letterNo

Visas

J-1 through ECFMG Yes
H-1B Yes

Interviews

Interview typeVirtual
Video interviewNo
Interview periodOct 1, 2026 – Jan 31, 2027