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 form
• A personal statement of one to two pages in length
• Four letters of recommendation with at least one of these letters from the  training director of your general or subspecialty residency program
• 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

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, 2007.  If you have any questions regarding the process or our program, please contact me personally.  My number is (916) 734-7471.  My fax number is (916) 451-9946.  Thank you for your interest in our program.  I look forward to hearing from you.

Charles L. Scott, M.D.
Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry
Director, Forensic Psychiatry Residency Program
E-mail:  charles.scott@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu