Official ERAS 2027 listing
- ERAS 2027 status
- Participating
- Program signals
- Takes part in program signaling for ERAS 2027 (10 signals per applicant in this specialty)
- Track
- Not stated in the program name
- AAMC badges
- None
- ACGME ID
- 4003800284
- Program website
- www.akrongeneral.org/psychiatryresidency (as listed by AAMC)
Source: AAMC ERAS 2027 Participating Specialties & Programs, Psychiatry, updated Nov 16, 2026.
Requirements
What the program's website says
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- Interviews
I look forward to meeting you during the interview season and hope you’ll see for yourself why Cleveland Clinic Akron General Psychiatry Residency is such a special place to learn and grow. source
We interview candidates on Wednesdays, October through January during this academic year. source
- Visa
We offer both J-1 and H-1b visas for international applicants. source
USMLE STEP 3 is not required for application or match but will be required for H1b visa sponsorship. source
- USMLE / COMLEX
Passing score on USMLE Step 1 and 2 or COMLEX. source
- US clinical experience
Externship, Observership or Research; minimum of six months). source
Contacts listed on the program's website
- Program director: Silpa Balachandran, MD source
- Associate program director: Jacob Wardyn, MD source
- Associate program director: Branden Vugrnick, MD source
- Program coordinator: Jennifer Hayes, BA · hayesj2@ccf.org source
- Program coordinator: Jennifer Hayes · hayesj2@ccf.org source
- Program coordinator: Kari Wright, MBA source
- Program coordinator: Emily Callahan source
- Program coordinator: Rick Slater source
From the program's own website, updated Nov 15, 2026. Staff change, so check the source page before you write, and keep emails short: one clear question, your AAMC ID, and no attachments unless they ask.
Where current residents went to medical school
Counted from the program's own residents page (page 1) on Nov 15, 2026. We count lines that name a country or medical school, not people, and we do not store names, so treat the numbers as approximate and check the page.
Medical schools named
- Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine 3
- Northeast Ohio Medical University 3
- Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine 2
- University of Toledo College of Medicine 2
- Baylor College of Medicine 1
- Geisel School of Medicine 1
- Noorda College of Osteopathic Medicine 1
- Ohio State University College of Medicine 1
- Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine 1
- St. George’s University School of Medicine 1
- Stanford University School of Medicine 1
- Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine 1
- University of Kentucky College of Medicine 1
- Western University of Health Sciences 1
- Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine 1
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