{"id":5490,"date":"2018-01-12T11:08:40","date_gmt":"2018-01-12T16:08:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/?page_id=5490"},"modified":"2025-04-28T15:41:54","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T19:41:54","slug":"applicant-eligibility-and-selection-criteria","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/child-and-adolescent-psychiatry-fellowship\/applicant-eligibility-and-selection-criteria\/","title":{"rendered":"Applicant Eligibility and Selection Criteria"},"content":{"rendered":"

Eligibility Criteria<\/h3>\n
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  1. Graduate of U.S. or Canadian medical school accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) or the American Osteopathic Association (AOA).<\/li>\n
  2. UConn Health sponsors international candidates on J-1 visas only.<\/li>\n
  3. Graduate of a foreign medical school with:\n
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    1. A valid ECFMG certificate or<\/li>\n
    2. Completion of Fifth Pathway Program provided by a medical school accredited by the LCME or<\/li>\n
    3. A full and unrestricted license to practice medicine<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
    4. Passed USMLE Step 1 and 2 with either completion of Step 3 OR plans to complete before entering the program.<\/li>\n
    5. Prior Psychiatry residency training in good standing (without probation) as evidenced by:\n
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      1. Completion of an accredited residency in psychiatry at a U.S. or Canadian medical school or<\/li>\n
      2. Completion of the PGY1, PGY2, and PGY3 years of an accredited residency in psychiatry at a U.S. or Canadian medical school. May apply to program prior to completion of PGY3 year.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Selection Criteria<\/h3>\n
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        1. Selection of residents is based on:\n
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          1. Resident applicant qualities of honesty, integrity, professionalism, and desire for training in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry<\/li>\n
          2. Satisfactory meeting of eligibility requirements for application to our program (see above)<\/li>\n
          3. Information provided in the applicant\u2019s application packet, and<\/li>\n
          4. Information provided during the applicant\u2019s interview with our program, and<\/li>\n
          5. Review of all pertinent applicant information by the Admissions Committee of the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            If accepted to our Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship Program and choosing to matriculate, you must have:<\/p>\n

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            1. A valid state of Connecticut license to practice medicine upon entering the UConn School of Medicine Residency in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry by July 1 of the year of residency entry.<\/li>\n
            2. A valid federal and state of Connecticut DEA number upon entering the UConn School of Medicine Residency in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry by July 1 of the year of residency entry.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              View more information on Eligibility Requirements and Selection.<\/a><\/p>\n

              Our program does not discriminate with respect to gender, race, age, religion, color, natural origin, disability, or any other applicable legally protected status.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

              Eligibility Criteria Graduate of U.S. or Canadian medical school accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) or the American Osteopathic Association (AOA). UConn Health sponsors international candidates on J-1 visas only. Graduate of a foreign medical school with: A valid ECFMG certificate or Completion of Fifth Pathway Program provided by a medical school […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":119,"featured_media":0,"parent":5478,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-02 07:50:37","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5490"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/119"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5490"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5490\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34450,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5490\/revisions\/34450"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5478"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5490"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}