Education Overview
The Department of Psychiatry is one of the original departments in the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, which was founded in 1967.
Our residency program launched in 1971, and our department has the largest training programs for adult and child and adolescent psychiatry in Arizona. Our education programs are committed to tackling the dire shortage of psychiatrists. We are known for our focus on community-based mental health care and our multidisciplinary approach to the medical/psychiatry interface, along with our rigorous, experiential education.
We are living in extraordinary times in which leaders in psychiatric and behavioral medicine are needed more than ever. The vital imperative for all to have access to personalized, compassionate and empathetic health care requires creative, well-trained leaders in psychiatry and psychology to help improve the world through clinical care, education and research.
Please explore our website filled with robust details about our programs — along with the faces of people working toward better mental health outcomes for our patients, our communities and all the places we call home. Thank you for your interest in psychiatry and psychology at the University of Arizona!
Medical Education Clerkship
The goal of the psychiatric clerkship is to provide medical students with the basic knowledge, attitudes and skills to recognize and understand mental illness.
Residency Program
Our Psychiatry Residency Program enables residents to develop expansive psychiatric skills to effectively practice psychiatry in a multitude of settings.
Doctoral Clinical Psychology Programs
Our internship and postdoctoral fellowship programs prepare a skilled health care workforce that is trained in and employs evidence-based techniques to deliver superior patient care.
Integrative Psychiatry Programs
This program offers both a dynamic, self-paced online integrative medicine in psychiatry curriculum specifically designed for our department’s residents and fellows, and a virtual elective for learners nationally and internationally.