Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship Admissions

ERAS Fellowship Dates

• June 5, 8 a.m. CST: 2025 ERAS season begins
• July 3, 8 a.m. CST: Applicants may begin submitting applications in ERAS
• July 17, 8 a.m. CST: ERAS released applications to programs

NRMP Addiction Psychiatry Dates

Please note: Addiction Psychiatry is part of the “Medicine and Pediatric Specialties Match” and NOT the “Psychiatry Fellowship Match”

• Aug. 21, 11 a.m. CST: Match opens
• Sept. 25, 11 a.m. CST: Ranking opens
• Nov. 6, 10:59 p.m. CST: Quota change deadline
• Nov. 20, 8 p.m. CST:  Rank order Lister Certification Deadline
• Dec. 4, 11 a.m. CST: Match Day

Admission requirements include:

• Curriculum vitae
• One-page personal statement
• Three letters of recommendation (including letter from current program director)
• Dean’s letter from medical school
• Official transcript from medical school
• Copy of medical school diploma
• Copies of USMLE scores (1, 2 and 3)
• Valid ECFMG certificate, if graduated from medical school outside of the United States
• Be a resident completing general psychiatry residency (verification provided upon completion), or certificate of completion for general psychiatry residency
• Be eligible for a Texas license upon completion of residency

After all applications have been received, candidates may be eligible to interview with the program faculty and receive a tour within the affiliated clinics/hospitals.

Candidates are invited to discuss their training interests with:

Daryl Shorter, M.D.
Associate Professor
Program Director, Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship
Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Baylor College of Medicine
shorter@bcm.edu

Benjamin T. Li, M.D.
Associate Professor, Harris Health System
Associate Program Director, Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship
Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Baylor College of Medicine
btli@bcm.edu