NuHealth - Nassau Health Care Corporation

Welcome

Thank you for your interest in our Psychiatry Residency Program. We have a long-standing, fully-accredited, four-year Residency Training Program in General Psychiatry. The Department is affiliated with the Department of Psychiatry at SUNY Stony Brook School of Medicine, and with the North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health Care System, where cross-training opportunities are available.

We also have an American Psychological Association accredited Clinical Psychology Internship Program. If you are interested in a psychology internship at NUMC, please click here (put in link to psychology internship)

We offer a well-rounded program that gives our residents clinical experience in all areas of psychiatry to establish a foundation for future specialization. The educational philosophy of this program emphasizes fundamental mastery of a wide variety of diagnostic and treatment approaches, and an intellectual appreciation of the evidence supporting their use.

The residents, under the guidance and supervision of an experienced faculty, gain clinical expertise in the care and treatment of a diverse patient population. The Department is responsible for more than 3,550 inpatient admissions, per year accounting for more than 35,500 inpatient days. These figures have doubled over the last three years as the Department has expanded to 183 inpatient beds. The interdisciplinary nature of our clinical department exposes the trainees to a wide range of theories and therapies. The Department is continuously expanding and improving, and thus it provides a rich academic and training environment for the residents throughout the four years of training. For example, in the past two years, the Department has added a Substance Abuse Rehabilitation Unit, an additional adult psychiatric unit, and a second Child and Adolescent Inpatient Unit. A Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program (CPEP), an Outpatient Child and Adolescent Program, and an Outpatient Geriatric Program are all currently under development.

I invite you to visit our hospital to meet our faculty and staff. We look forward to answering your questions.

Sincerely,

Nyapati Rao, MD, MS
Chair

Jacob Sperber, MD
Vice Chair for Education and Training