Published by the Association of Directors of Forensic Psychiatry Fellowships, a Council of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law.
The common application and interview cycle for the 2025-2026 fellowship year has concluded, but some programs still have positions available. Applicants should contact the programs directly to inquire about applying.
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:
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:
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.
https://www.nrmp.orgForensic psychiatry training programs in the United States may be accredited by the Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). Accredited programs have demonstrated that they met the standards for forensic psychiatry training programs established by the ACGME.
The ACGME first certified training programs in forensic psychiatry in 1997. Persons who graduate from forensic psychiatry training programs certified by the ACGME may apply for the Added Qualifications in Forensic Psychiatry examination of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) at any time.
Persons who are not graduates of an accredited forensic psychiatry training programs may no longer apply for the inital Added Qualifications in Forensic Psychiatry examination of the ABPN. However, those who already possess Added Qualifications may take the recertification examinations.
Program directors can now update program data through the Members Login section. After login, see choices under Directors Functions.
For changes in program directorship, contact us.
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