Psychiatry Residency

The mission of the LECOM Psychiatry Residency Program is to provide residents with a comprehensive structured cognitive and procedural clinical education in both inpatient and outpatient settings that will enable them to become competent, proficient, and professional psychiatrists.

LECOM Medical Center is the largest psychiatric inpatient facility in Northwestern Pennsylvania (and only D.O. Hospital). Residents are exposed to all facets of psychiatry which allows for them to be well rounded in the field of psychiatry. The program is also active in the multiple supportive services of mental health such as Crisis and Case Management.

The rotation schedule represents a multifaceted approach which adopts the requirements for residency as put forth by the American Board of Psychiatrists and Neurologists (ABPN). Residents enjoy the opportunity to gain proficiency of practice in a variety of clinical settings, including working in the public, private, and rural sector. Also, the entire patient spectrum is represented in terms of working with children/adolescents, adults, and the elderly.

The residency program is affiliated with the following institutions: LECOM Medical Center, LECOM Institute for Behavioral Health, Barber National Institute, Corry Memorial Hospital, and Corry Counseling Center, as well as many other agencies in Erie County. LECOM participates in the education of psychiatry residents by offering specialty rotations to enhance the scope, volume, and variety of cases for both core and elective rotations.