National Institutes of Health Clinical Center Program

Bethesda, Maryland

National Institutes of Health Clinical Center Program

Bethesda, Maryland · Psychiatry

Eligibility

Screening Criteria

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Score

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Year of Graduation

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ECFMG Certificate

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US Clinical Experience

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Is US clinical experience required? USCE rule on file.

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Program Profile

Resident Composition

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Program Contacts

Program Director

Lisa A. Catapano, MD, PhD

Program Coordinator

Ayah Said

✉ [email protected]
✆ (771) 474-3883

Program Website

cc.nih.gov/training/gme/programs/psychiatry.html ↗

Psychiatry

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