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Program profile · New York

Psychiatry residency at Good Samaritan University Hospital and St. Catherine of Siena

Last verified October 1, 2026 · Checked against the program's official website

Verified facts

Checked against official sources on July 27, 2026.

Program
Psychiatry Residency Program
Sponsoring institution
Good Samaritan University Hospital / St. Catherine of Siena Hospital
Location
Smithtown, New York
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 October 1, 2026.

Program director
Shiby Abraham, MD, FAPA, who is also listed as director of medical education. Olga Cornea, MA, is the program coordinator.
Size and structure
The program reports that it accepts six residents per year and is ACGME-accredited. It highlights a one-year continuous outpatient experience at Catholic Health's Mercy Hospital behavioral-health outpatient clinic, plus ECT, partial hospitalization, and TMS exposure.
Participating sites
The program lists participating sites including St. Catherine of Siena Hospital, Mercy Medical Center's outpatient behavioral clinic, Good Samaritan University Hospital, Zucker Hillside Hospital, and Nassau University Medical Center.

shrinkiatry context

This Catholic Health program is a Long Island community-hospital psychiatry residency anchored at St. Catherine of Siena and Good Samaritan, using a network of participating sites to give residents inpatient, outpatient, and subspecialty exposure. It's based in Smithtown, on Long Island.

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 $85,100, PGY-2 $86,500, PGY-3 $90,000, PGY-4 $95,500 (table labeled 2026-2027). This figure a total that includes housing, meal, and other stipends, so it isn't base pay alone. Source: official page.
Positions per year
6. Source: official page.
Visa policy
Accepts J-1. Source: official page.
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Sources

  1. Catholic Health Long Island, Psychiatry Residency at St. Catherine of Siena Hospital (the former Good Samaritan program page now redirects here). https://www.catholichealthli.org/st-catherine-siena-hospital/about/medical-education/psychiatry-residency
  2. ACGME, Accreditation Data System public finder (for current accreditation status and program id). https://apps.acgme.org/ads/public/

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