Creighton University School of Medicine- Phoenix Program

Program Identity & Fit

Creighton University School of Medicine – Phoenix Psychiatry Residency is a four-year, community care-focused program sponsored through the Creighton University Arizona Health Education Alliance, a partnership among Dignity Health St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Valleywise Health, and District Medical Group, giving residents exposure to safety-net and underserved patient populations across multiple Phoenix-area institutions. The program's explicit mission centers on producing clinicians and teachers who find fulfillment working with underserved populations and who make meaningful contributions to the field, reflecting a Jesuit, cura personalis-oriented training philosophy rather than a research-first or subspecialty-fellowship pipeline identity. Residents customize training through ongoing collaborations with various community treatment facilities beyond the core rotation structure, and faculty emphasize an open-door, high-supervision mentorship model shaped directly by resident feedback on didactics. The program appears to value residents oriented toward community mental health service, teaching, and adaptability across diverse clinical settings rather than those seeking a heavily academic or subspecialty-research trajectory.