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MedStar Health Georgetown University (D.C.) Psychiatry

Residency · Washington, DC

Sponsored by MedStar Health Georgetown University · Director Mayada Akil

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Class size
9
Visas
J-1
PGY-1 salary
$76k2026 to 2027

Green flags

  • Fills every seat. Every seat filled in each of the last 5 Matches.
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Getting in

Who started, by class

Started 20269 on record of 9 seats · 9 US MD · 5 published before starting
  • Mahelet MamoGeorgetown University School of Medicine3 papers · 1 first author
  • Alexandria GoffBoonshoft School of Medicine1 paper
  • Pranay ChaurasiaGeorgetown University School of Medicine1 paper · 1 review
  • Tasneem ShaikhGeorgetown University School of Medicine1 paper
  • Vikash MehanWayne State University School of Medicine1 paper · 1 first author · 1 case report
  • Benjamin WalshMed Univ of South Carolina Coll of Med
  • Bijal PatelRenaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
  • Brendan EganGeorgetown University School of Medicine
  • Prateek GovindarajGeorgetown University School of Medicine
Started 20259 on record of 9 seats · 9 US MD · 6 published before starting
  • Milann CoxPenn State College of Medicine3 papers · 1 review
  • Samuel AraqueUniversity of South Florida College of Medicine3 papers · 1 first author · 2 reviews
  • Harsimar KangRush Medical College2 papers
  • Yunna GuGeorgetown University School of Medicine2 papers · 1 first author
  • Amandi WilsonMeharry Med Coll Sch of Med1 paper
  • Katherine RaffenspergerLeonard M. Miller School of Medicine1 paper
  • Emerald NormanLoma Linda University School of Medicine
  • Oyindamola AkinnusiEastern Virginia Medical School
  • Oyindamola FawoleUniversity of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Started 20249 on record of 9 seats · 8 US MD, 1 DO · 4 published before starting
  • Michelle NohUniversity of Cincinnati College of Medicine2 papers · 1 review
  • Aliyah BoltonDrexel University College of Medicine1 paper · 1 review
  • Blessed SheriffAlpert Medical School1 paper
  • Julianna KangVirginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine1 paper
  • Eunice ChoGeorge Washington University Medical School
  • Jacqueline FezzaGeorge Washington University Medical School
  • John LimGeorgetown University School of Medicine
  • Nicole LacapRowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Stephanie EkeyUniversity of California, San Francisco School of Medicine

Training

6 training sites. Graduates on record most often went on to child and adolescent psychiatry.

Months at each site

  • MedStar Georgetown University Hospital24 mo
  • Veterans Affairs Medical Center (Washington, DC)11 mo
  • MedStar Washington Hospital Center10 mo
  • Clifton T Perkins Hospital Center2 mo
  • Virginia Hospital Center-Arlington2 mo

Where graduates went next

  • Child And Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship20
  • Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Fellowship17
  • Geriatric Psychiatry Fellowship8
  • Fellowship3
  • Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship2
  • In Psychosomatic Medicine Fellowship2

Where graduates work now

  • MedStar Health Georgetown University9
  • George Washington University School of Medicine5
  • Clinical Center at the National Institutes of Health3
  • Inova Health System3
  • Univ of Maryland Sch of Med3
  • Univ of Utah Sch of Med2

Research

50% of current residents have a paper since 2023

18 of 36, 26 papers between them

  • Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
  • Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding
  • Circadian rhythm and melatonin
  • Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
  • Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases

People

Leadership

  • Mayada AkilProgram Director, Psychiatry Residency Training Program
  • Martekuor DodooAssociate Training Director, Psychiatry Residency Training Program
  • Shaheja BandealyAssociate Training Director, Psychiatry Residency Program
  • Ted LiaoAssociate Director, Residency Training

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  • Child and Adolescent PsychiatryPositions: 6
  • Consultation-Liaison PsychiatryPositions: 3

Place

Summers reach 89°, winters fall to 30°. About 14 inches of snow a year.

Weather by month

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Commute

1.0M people live within 20 minutes of MedStar Georgetown University Hospital by car with no traffic.

Cost of living

A one bedroom rents for about $2,220 a month within 10 miles of MedStar Georgetown University Hospital.

Hazards

  • Strong wind
  • Winter storms
  • Lightning
  • Heat waves