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Program profile · California

Psychiatry residency at Loma Linda University

Last verified July 27, 2026 · Checked against the program's official website

Verified facts

Checked against official sources on July 27, 2026.

Program
Psychiatry Residency Program
Sponsoring institution
Loma Linda University Health Education Consortium
Location
Redlands, California
Program type
General (adult) psychiatry
Training length
Four years (PGY-1 to PGY-4)
Accreditation
ACGME-accredited. See the ACGME ADS finder for the program's current accreditation status and identifier.

Reported by the program

The program describes the following on its official website, reviewed on July 27, 2026.

Program director
Jamie Snyder, MD, residency program director and vice chair of academics, who the program says has over 30 years of experience and previously directed Creighton University's psychiatry residency and child and adolescent fellowship. The associate program directors are Michelle Garber-Talamo, DO, and Serafin Lalas, MD; the department chair is Ara Anspikian, MD.
Setting and track
The program is part of the Loma Linda University Health Education Consortium, a Seventh-day Adventist health system, with training that includes the Behavioral Medicine Center and a combined child and adolescent track.

shrinkiatry context

Loma Linda's program is a faith-based academic psychiatry residency in the Inland Empire, with a whole-person care emphasis, a dedicated behavioral-medicine hospital, and a combined child and adolescent pathway. It's listed under Redlands, near Loma Linda in San Bernardino County.

Pay and visa policy, as published

Read from official pages on September 29, 2026 for the Psychiatry Residency Salary and Data Report. Confirm current figures with the program.

Resident pay
PGY-1 $78,000, PGY-2 $79,664, PGY-3 $81,848, PGY-4 $84,053 (table labeled 2026-2027). The table is the sponsoring institution's scale for all residents. This figure includes a $5,000 housing and $1,500 meal allowance, so it isn't base pay alone. Source: official page.
Positions per year
10. Source: official page.
Visa policy
Accepts J-1. Source: official page.
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Sources

  1. Loma Linda University Health, Graduate Medical Education, Psychiatry Residency, Meet Us. https://lluh.org/health-professionals/gme/resident-fellow/psychiatry-residency/meet-us
  2. ACGME, Accreditation Data System public finder (for current accreditation status and program id). https://apps.acgme.org/ads/public/

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