Psychiatry Residency Program at the

Medical College of Wisconsin

Our fully accredited program offers both four year and three year options. The four year program is filled through the National Residency Matching Program (NRMP), while the three year program is available to individuals who have chosen psychaitry later in their careers. Our program is under the overall direction of the Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals, Inc.

Our goal is to provide a stimulating environment for the education and training of tomorrow's psychiatrist. We believe that the cornerstone to learning psychiatry is understanding the patient. This means spending time with patients to learn not only about their symptoms, but also about their lives. It means learning to help patients acknowledge, bear, and put in perspective their pain; and it means helping the patients to help themselves. This requires a fundamental knowledge of psychodynamics and family and social systems, as well as phenomenology and psychopharmacology.

Our educational program focuses on three approaches: 1) direct patient responsibility; 2) didactic teaching through lectures, seminars and case conferences; and 3) clinical supervision. Teaching provides the conceptual base for patient care while supervision provides the integration.

To strong clinical and teaching components in psychodynamics and cognitive and behavioral therapy, and services in inpatient and general hospital psychiatry, we have added a growing clinical and basic science research base. In conjunction with our various affiliates, we offer a balance of training in both public and private sector psychiatry. We also have a joint training program with Family Practice.

Our Chairman, Dr. Laura Roberts is a nationally-recognized researcher in bioethics. She is also a national leader in academic psychiatry, being the Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of Academic Psychiatry.

This experienced leadership, coupled with a concerned and capable faculty, provides a solid program for the development of clinicians and academicians who wish to provide patient care, conduct research or teach.

I hope you will visit us and see for yourself.

Jon A. Lehrmann, MD 
Residency Program Director

Video Introduction by Dr. Jon Lehrmann

Video Testimonial by Dr. Jason Maret, Chief Resident, 2006

Video Introduction to Psychiatry Residency Programs at the Medical College of Wisconsin

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Office of Residency Education

Director
Jon A. Lehrmann, MD

Associate Directors
Joseph Layde, MD, JD
Patricia Guedet, MD


Residency Coordinator
Jean Witte