Located in Baltimore, Johns Hopkins Hospital was ranked as the second-best psychiatrists hospital in the nation by "U.S. News and World Report" in 2011. The psychiatric residency program at Johns Hopkins Hospital has 200 faculty members, and the residency program emphasizes modern psychiatric techniques and prepares students for careers in private clinics, public hospitals and academic research.
Located in Pittsburgh, the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center is ranked as having the best psychiatry residency program by residentphysician.com and the ninth best by "U.S. News and World Report" in 2011. The residency program at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center focuses on modern psychiatry practice techniques and on preparing students for careers as research psychiatrists. The program also offers a clinical psychology internship. Students in the internship program will complete a one-year rotation at a hospital and study major psychological disorders in children and adults.
Located in New Haven, Connecticut, Yale University school of Medicine is ranked as having the tenth best psychiatric residency program by "U.S. News and World Report" in 2011, and as the third best by residentpsysician.com. The program is accredited by the American Psychological Association. Residency work includes studies in internal medicine, studying adolescent psychiatry and treating substance abuse. The school also offers a psychotherapy training program, where second-year students treat a patient using intensive psychotherapy techniques.
Located in Durham, North Carolina, Duke University's School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education. The program was ranked as having the fourth-best psychiatry residency by residentphysician.com, and offers first-year residents internship opportunities. The program concentrates on the use of evidence-based medicine and the training of both practicing doctors and research doctors.