Cleveland Clinic Foundation/Akron General Program
About This Program
The Cleveland Clinic Akron General Psychiatry Residency Program provides an outstanding on-the-job training experience in a rural hospital setting, superb mentorship and individualized education plans that lay the foundation for the rest of your career. We offer our residents a rewarding training life to enhance the potential of becoming a skilled psychiatrist. We are an evolving program with interventional psychiatry, strong faculty, diverse clinical training, and great work-life balance.
Program Statistics
Types of Graduates
Resident Gender
Contact Information
Program Director
Silpa Balachandran, MD
Cleveland Clinic Foundation/Akron Genera
Primary Program Contact
Jennifer Hayes, MD
Cleveland Clinic Akron General
Locations
400 Wabash Ave
Akron, OH 44307
One Perkins Sq
Akron, OH 44308-1062
1756 Sagamore Rd
Northfield, OH 44067
10 Penfield Ave
Akron, OH 44310
400 Wabash Ave
Akron, OH 44307
18101 Lorain Ave
Cleveland, OH 44111-5656
1730 W 25th St
Cleveland, OH 44113
22001 Fairmount Blvd
Shaker Heights, OH 44118
Application Information
Participates In
Doesn't Participate In
- Advanced or Fellowship Match of NRMP
- San Francisco Match
- Military Match
- Urology Match
U.S. MD Applicants
IMG Applicants
DO Applicants
Total required letters of recommendation (excludes MSPE and Dean's letter)
Required specialty-specific letters of evaluation within total letters of recommendation
- Specialty-specific standardized letter(s) of evaluation
- Letter(s) from someone within the specialty (e.g., faculty, attending)
Medical School Graduation Timeline
Graduation from medical school must have occurred within the past 5 year(s).
Gap Experience Requirement
PGY-1 applicants to this program with a gap of 1 year or more between medical school graduation and entry to residency must have the following experience occur during the gap: Research or other medical education pursuits (clinical experience not required)
Resident / Fellow Characteristics
Three year averages. Medical school type does not include graduates of Canadian schools.
Types of Graduates
Resident Gender
Program Faculty
Faculty Distribution
Work Environment
NA = Not Applicable
NGO = Negotiable
OTH = Other
Visa Status
This program will consider an appropriately qualified applicant with the following visa or visa status. Contact the program for additional information.
Program Size
Key Dates & Timelines
2026 - 2027
Application Due
Oct 1, 2025
Interview Period Starts
Oct 22, 2025 - Jan 14, 2026
2027 - 2028
Application Due
Sep 30, 2026
Interview Period Starts
Oct 21, 2026 - Jan 13, 2027
Average PGY-1 Educational Environment
Employment Policies & Benefits
Educational Benefits
Tracks & Educational Features
Data not provided by program
Evaluations
Medical Insurance Coverage
- Major medical for residents
- Major medical for dependents
- Major medical for domestic partners
- Outpatient mental health
- Inpatient mental health
- Dental insurance
- Group life insurance
- Disability insurance
- Disability insurance for HIV
Salary Compensation
PGY-1 through PGY-4
Salary paid by a non-profit institution.
Vacation & Sick Days
Residents receive 20 Vacation Days and negotiable sick days annually to support work-life balance and personal well-being.
For more information, view the program's leave policy on their website.