To be eligible for entry into the forensic residency training program, the applicant must have completed a three-year ACGME accredited training program in general psychiatry or an approved program that combines general and child and adolescent psychiatry.

The application process requires the following:

• A completed application
• A personal statement of one to two pages in length
• Four letters of recommendation.  One of these letters should be from the Dean of Student Affairs of your medical school, one from your current training director and two from psychiatrists familiar with your work.
• A copy of your medical school transcript and diploma
• Two general writing samples.  These writing samples may include  forensic reports or evaluations, authored articles, papers, or patient  evaluations/discharge summaries.
• A copy of your current medical license
• A curriculum vitae

Acrobat Reader© version 6 or higher is required in order to complete the application - click here to download the latest version.  The application can be submitted via electronic or postal mail.  If you prefer to mail in your applicaton, please send it to:

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
ATTN:  Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship
UC Davis Medical Center
2230 Stockton Blvd.
Sacramento, CA 95817
(916) 734-0870

Those applicants selected for the program must have a valid California medical license prior to beginning training on July 1, 2010.  If you have any questions regarding the process or our program, please contact me personally.  Thank you for your interest in our program.  I look forward to hearing from you.

Charles L. Scott, M.D.
Professor of Clinical Psychiatry
Chief, Division of Psychiatry and the Law
Director, Forensic Psychiatry Residency Training Program
E-mail:  charles.scott@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu
Office:  (916) 734-7471
Fax:      (916) 703-5261