Dear Applicants:

We are pleased to announce that we have reestablished the Tower Health-Phoenixville Hospital Psychiatry Residency program. We are very excited about this opportunity to train future psychiatrists in one of the largest health care systems in Pennsylvania.

To apply, please go to ERAS and search for "Tower Health-Phoenixville Hospital Psychiatry Residency Program, 2290400C0."

Learn more about the Tower Health-Phoenixville Hospital Psychiatry Residency program.

Education is our mission at Tower Health-Phoenixville Hospital General Psychiatry. We inaugurated or program in 2020, from the merger of a well-established psychiatry training institution – Drexel Psychiatry, and a diverse and thriving non-profit health system – Tower Health. Our alumni residents are a diverse, talented cohort who are passionate about psychiatry, psychotherapy and advocacy. The Drexel tradition emphasizes the importance of creating a nurturing, cohesive, friendly and collegial learning environment and an unwavering commitment to education.

Our program provides a variety of experiences to ensure that our trainees are exposed to a wealth of different types of patients and clinical approaches. We are located in one of the most diverse, vibrant and affordable urban areas in the country. Our didactic curriculum and supervisory experiences emphasize a thorough and well-rounded approach to psychiatry with a substantial devotion to psychotherapy as a critical part of the skill-set of every psychiatrist. Our faculty and department leadership create a culture of continual evaluation and improvement of our program. Our faculty are national leaders in psychiatric education and psychotherapy training. Our trainees have successfully published and presented both locally and nationally. Our program has a history of commitment to community service and cultural diversity. The Delaware Valley (formerly Philadelphia) LGBTQI Health Care Symposium, for example, is a resident-driven event. We pay close attention to residents’ wellness and resilience. For example, we have a Resident Wellness Committee, annual resident retreat, process groups, Movie Club, social gatherings/events, holiday parties, Wellness and Patient Safety/Quality Improvement Symposium. Our program director has an "open-door" policy. These are examples of how we care for you and your future as our professional colleagues.

We are delighted that you are considering training at Tower Health-Phoenixville Hospital General Psychiatry and thank you for reviewing our program website. We look forward to meeting you.

Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions regarding our program.
Leinaala Zettlemoyer
Residency Program Manager
 610.806.2137
 leinaala.zettlemoyer@towerhealth.org

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Dr. David Bennett, professor of psychiatry, received a Drexel COVID-19 Rapid Response Award to study the impact of online peer support in women who have substance use disorders. (April 2020)

2020 DUCOM Golden Apple Award

Dr. Du, professor of psychiatry, chair of psychiatry Drexel University College of Medicine, chair of academic psychiatry, Tower Health and interim chair of psychiatry, Brandywine Hospital, Tower Health, received a DUCOM Golden Apple Award. (April 2020)

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