Welcome to MGH / McLean!
We are a vibrant learning community with a strong commitment to providing quality patient care, expanding our knowledge through research and innovation, teaching and life long learning and serving our local community.
An integrated program across two historic campuses
With training shared across the two historic campuses in downtown Boston and nearby Belmont, residents have access to unparalleled resources in a general hospital and a free-standing psychiatric hospital.
A culture of career mentorship
Faculty of the MGH/McLean program, themselves leaders in psychiatry, thrive on fostering the careers of the residents. Pictured, from left: Scott Rauch MD, Chair, Partners Psychiatry and Mental Health and President of McLean Hospital; Felicia Smith MD, Director of Residency Training; and Jerrold Rosenbaum MD, Chief of Psychiatry at MGH.
Building friends and colleagues for a lifetime
Current residents favorite thing about the program? Each other. It’s a common theme, and one that promotes a rewarding experience, both at work and at play.
Fostering Research and Mentorship
Whether it’s studying the basic neuroscience of memory and emotion, testing a novel therapeutic intervention, or getting involved in mental health policy, our program is designed to help each resident navigate the system to find their future career niche, including a program tailored specifically for the psychiatrist neuroscientist.
Resident Perspectives
Heather Vestal, PGY4
I grew up in Belmont, MA (just a few minutes away from McLean!),...
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Latest Residency News:
Unraveling the Genetic Factors Behind Schizophrenia
A new study from MGH/McLean Psychiatry Program faculty in PLoS One identify an inherited pathway risk for developing Schizophrenia.
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A New Post-Residency Fellowship for the Psychiatric Scientist
The Stanley Center Psychiatric Genetics and Neuroscience Fellowship joins a host of research fellowship awards available to MGH/McLean residents pursuing research careers.
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Boston Stronger
This World Series victory is the third by the Red Sox in the past 9 years, and the first won in Fenway Park since 1918.
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