Nova Southeastern University - College of Osteopathic Medicine Bay Pines Program

Program Identity & Fit

This is a VA-based osteopathic psychiatry residency, a partnership between NSU-KPCOM and the Bay Pines VA Healthcare System, explicitly framed around addressing Florida's severe psychiatrist shortage and the mental health needs of the veteran population in west-central Florida. The four-year curriculum spans inpatient and outpatient psychiatric care with structured didactics covering neuroscience, psychopharmacology, and psychotherapy, evaluated through the ACGME Milestones framework rather than through an explicit research mandate. The program's stated mission is workforce-oriented (producing practice-ready general psychiatrists for an underserved region) rather than academic-pipeline-oriented, and its identity is anchored in VA-based, veteran-focused clinical training rather than tertiary/quaternary or subspecialty exposure. Institutionally, NSU-KPCOM values compassion, service to the medically underserved, and self-directed learning, consistent with a community-service-minded osteopathic training culture.