Welcome to Stanford's General Psychiatry Residency Program

To develop within our residents a standard of clinical excellence for the 21st-century practice of psychiatry
by integrating scientific advancement, clinical artistry, and an understanding of the complex needs of the psychiatric population. We strive to provide residents with an outstanding and balanced educational experience through emphasizing biological, psychological, and sociocultural aspects of psychiatry.

To foster professional growth in academic, leadership, administrative, and clinical experiences through
intensive mentoring and exposure to customized experiences based on resident interest. 

To foster community engagement and commitment to the populations we serve.

To encourage self-reflective learning and enable personal growth through an emphasis on mutual and
supportive feedback mechanisms and opportunities for furthering self-awareness.

To work to dismantle systems of oppression in our residency program by promoting anti-racism, anti-xenophobia,
anti-ableism, anti-queerphobia, and anti-transphobia; affirming all identities within our residency community;
and fostering a culture of safety, belonging and empowerment in celebrating our collective experiences.

 Medical training coincides with the time when many are considering starting a family. As psychiatrists, we recognize the importance of supporting parental physical and mental health not only for the sake of our residents, but for their infants, for families, and, in the long term, for society more broadly.

Starting a family during residency entails significant challenges, particularly for women. The Stanford Psychiatry Residency Training Program strives not only to acknowledge these challenges but to actively reduce the inequity faced by women who are pregnant or have babies or young children during residency.

We consider the work of pregnancy and the postpartum period aligned with the aims of psychiatry overall, and we note the overlap between understanding the psychic care of an infant and the work of a practicing psychiatrist, many of whose patients can be well understood by developmental models. In recognition of this, the program will meet with each individual as part of the FMLA process to understand and attempt to honor any unique needs or accommodations, for example: lactation considerations, accommodation of work hours, temporary adjustments in job duties, consideration of remote work options, phased return-to-work programs, and access to mental health support services.