Psychiatry as a Career Information

• APA Guide to Applying for a Psychiatry Residency
• Choosing a Career in Psychiatry
• Becoming a Psychiatrist Careers & Salary Outlook
• How to Become a Psychiatrist

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (CAP) as a Career Information

Key resources to guide you as you learn about CAP include:

1. Checkout the Explore AACAP flyer for a snapshot of available resources and opportunities available to AACAP medical student members!
2. Understand key considerations when thinking about pursuing a career in CAP.
3. Visit Applying to Psychiatry Residencies and CAP Fellowships for guidance and resources to support training program applications.
4. Check out the Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (CAP) as a Career - Video Interviews for perspectives on training career options and journeys in CAP from members of differing backgrounds and career levels!

Psychiatry/CAP Institution Listings

1. Access the ACGME institution listings report.
2. From the Specialty dropdown menu, select either Psychiatry or Child and Adolescent Psychiatry to generate a list of sponsoring institutions.
3. Conduct an online search for each institution identified.
4. Determine whether the institution offers any pathway, pipeline, bridge, outreach, or enrichment programs for high school or undergraduate students interested in healthcare, medicine, psychiatry, or mental health careers.
5. Document any relevant programs and include links to program webpages when available.

AACAP’s Early Pipeline Workforce Development Mentorship and Networking Program

External Career Development Opportunities

Outside undergrad/post baccalaureate opportunities might include:

• AAMC - Get Started on Your Medical Career Journey
• Explore Health Careers
• Institute for Broadening Participation (IBP): Pathways to Science
• Summer Health Professions Education Program (SHPEP)
• Neuroscience Student Resources – Weber State University