Message from the Program Director

The University at Buffalo Department of Psychiatry offers an accredited four-year program for the physician pursuing residency training in General Psychiatry.  Using a biopsychosocial approach, our experienced and dedicated faculty provides training to residents in a variety of clinical settings, giving them the opportunity to evaluate and treat patients from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds.  Residents participate in an integrated program that includes clinical experience, supervision, didactics and research.  The program strives to help residents identify their individual interests and strengths, and to provide them the opportunities to excel in these areas.
The department offers an accredited two-year program in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, which includes an integrated track.  This allows for training in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry to be woven into the residency throughout the five years of training.  We also offer a research track for residents who plan to enter research careers.
Residents are active members of the department, and play an important role in shaping its educational goals, as we believe that this interchange promotes positive morale and a more rewarding training experience.  Our goal is to train residents in a supportive and clinically diverse setting which is dedicated to academic excellence, so that they become competent, compassionate, and scientifically informed psychiatrists.

Cynthia A. Pristach, M.D.
Associate Professor of Psychiatry