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Application Process

Applications are currently being accepted for the 2025-2026 Academic Year. If you are interested in applying, please send the following documents to Dr. Pauselli and Ms. Carolyn Tallman:

  • Your CV
  • Your personal statement indicating your interest in forensic psychiatry
  • Minimum of 3 letters of recommendation, including one from your training director and one from an attending psychiatrist who served as a direct clinical supervisor in the past year
  • Your official medical school transcript & diploma
  • An official copy of your MSPE (medical school performance evaluation/Dean’s letter)
  • Your official USMLE/COMLEX score reports (steps 1, 2, 3 or equivalent)
  • Identification of U.S. citizenship or permanent residence status
  • Medical license
  • 2 Writing Samples
  • The residency program director’s verification form attesting to completion of residency training in psychiatry and eligibility for Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship.
  • Common Application

Contact Us

Carolyn Tallman
Program Coordinator
Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship
carolyn.tallman@hmhn.org

Quick Links:

Common Application Checklist
Common Application

If you have any questions on the required documentation, please contact Dr. Pauselli and Ms. Tallman.

Competitive applicants are invited for a mandatory virtual interview.

All applicants are considered regardless of age, gender, race, religion, place of origin, marital status, parental status, disability or any other factor.

We accept J1 Visas.

International or Foreign Medical Graduates must either possess U.S. citizenship, have permanent residency, or must be eligible and seek ECFMG sponsorship as a J1 Exchange Visitor. We do not sponsor H1B visas.

Applications for the 2026-2027 Fellowship Year

How to Apply

Forensic psychiatry fellowship program directors of the Association of Directors of Forensic Psychiatry Fellowships (ADFPF) have chosen to use the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) in the 2025 forensic psychiatry fellow selection process for the 2026-2027 Academic Year.

The key dates for the 2026-2027 Academic Year application process are:

  • July 2, 2025 - Applicants may apply to forensic psychiatry fellowships via ERAS.
  • July 16, 2025 - Forensic psychiatry fellowship programs begin to review applications on the ERAS platform.
  • July 16, 2025 and after - Forensic psychiatry fellowship programs interview applicants via Thalamus (or other optional platforms).

Forensic psychiatry fellowship program directors have also chosen to use the National Residency Match Program (NRMP aka "The Match") in the 2025 forensic psychiatry fellow selection process for the 2026-2027 Academic Year.

The key dates (tentative) for the 2026-2027 Academic Year Match are:

  • August 6, 2025 - Match Registration opens.
  • September 3, 2025 - Ranking opens.
  • September 17, 2025 - Quota Change and Withdrawal deadline.
  • October 8, 2025 - Rank Order List Certification deadline.
  • October 22, 2025 - Match Day. Unfilled/Unmatched Lists available.

Forensic psychiatry fellowship program directors have agreed that forensic psychiatry fellowships may not make fellowship offers to applicants outside of The Match, unless the program is attempting to fill an unfilled position after Match Day. This is consistent with the All-In Policy of The Match that the ADFPF has adopted.


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