{"id":1738,"date":"2020-05-29T17:51:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-29T17:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/psychiatry\/?page_id=1738"},"modified":"2026-06-23T16:11:50","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T21:11:50","slug":"apply","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/psychiatry\/education\/residency\/general-psychiatry\/apply\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Apply"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\" id=\"wpb-content-root\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/psychiatry\/\">Home<\/a><\/span><\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>Steps To Apply<\/h1>\n<p>All applicants to the General Psychiatry residency program at University of Texas at San Antonio should submit the following materials through <a href=\"https:\/\/students-residents.aamc.org\/applying-residency\/applying-residencies-eras\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ERAS<\/a> (the Electronic Residency Application Service) no later than December 1, for entry the following July 1:<br \/>\nIn addition to the ERAS application, the following documents are also required:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dean\u2019s letter<\/li>\n<li>Medical school transcript<\/li>\n<li>3 letters of recommendation<\/li>\n<li>Personal Statement<\/li>\n<li>Curriculum Vitae<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Applicants should have taken and passed the USMLE Step I and Step II CK exams (or equivalent COMLEX-USA exams) prior to application.<\/p>\n<p>International medical school applicants should also submit an ECFMG certification. Please note that UT San Antonio only sponsors J-1 Visas.<\/p>\n<p>After all the above documents have been received through ERAS, applicants who are judged to be competitive will be invited for interview.\u00a0 Interviews generally are scheduled on Fridays from late October through January.\u00a0 Each applicant will meet with three or more faculty members and with several residents.<\/p>\n<p>Applicants must be eligible for institutional licensure in the State of Texas. They must also pass a criminal background check.<\/p>\n<p>If Applicants would like to know more about their UT San Antonio GME experience please visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/longschoolofmedicine.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Long School of Medicine website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Potential Air Force applicants, including Uniformed Services University students, HPSP medical students, or current active duty physicians seeking to train in psychiatry,\u00a0 should visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcemedicine.af.mil\/Organizations\/Physician-Education-Branch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Air Force Medicine GME website<\/a> to apply.<\/p>\n<h1>Salary and Benefits<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uthscsa.edu\/academics\/medicine\/about\/ogme\/benefits\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View UT Health-San Antonio resident salary and benefits here<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]<div class=\"panel 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