Catholic Health Program

Program Identity & Fit

This is an inaugural (first class matriculated 2025), community-hospital-based psychiatry residency at Catholic Health's St. Catherine of Siena Hospital, deliberately structured as a small program (6 residents/year) emphasizing individualized attention, graduated autonomy, and close one-on-one attending relationships rather than large-institution anonymity. The curriculum covers the full breadth of clinical psychiatry (inpatient, C&L, ED, PROS, addiction, child/adolescent, forensic, geriatric, a full year of continuous outpatient training) with named subspecialty faculty and access to ECT, PHP, and TMS, reflecting a comprehensive general-psychiatry identity rather than a narrow research or subspecialty focus. Research is present but supplementary ("opportunities and support," an elective block) rather than embedded as a core deliverable, and the explicit selection language ("humble, empathetic, intelligent, hard-working people who strive to do the best for their patients") signals a values/fit-based, mentorship-driven culture over prestige- or output-driven selection. As a new program built around DEI infrastructure, wellness programming, and service to a diverse, underrepresented Long Island population, it appears to value adaptability, collegiality, and genuine commitment to patient care over established academic pedigree.