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Graduate Medical Education

Psychiatry Residency

Moreno Valley, CA
12 Positions per year
Matched via NRMP
ACGME Accredited
33
Active Residents
14
Core Faculty
Welcome Curriculum Faculty Residents Salary & Benefits
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Letter from the Program Director
Beyond training, we recognize the importance of cultivating friendship and fellowship among the faculty and residents as an essential part of developing a well-rounded professional. Despite the challenges of starting our journey in the midst of the global COVID-19 pandemic, we have taken particular care to foster a culture within the program that will support each individual resident in reaching his or her personal, professional, and life goals. Please view the accompanying webpages to learn more about our program and the system of care at Riverside University Health System. Feel free to contact me or any other member of the program with any questions you may have.
Jean Griffith, MD

Program Director

12-12-12-12
Residents per Year
2020
Year Established
439
Bed County Hospital

Curriculum

Year-by-year training structure and rotation schedule

Our clinical schedule is based on 13, four-week blocks per year. First year you will complete your required neurology rotation at both RUHS and Loma Linda University. To fulfill your required primary care blocks you will complete two internal medicine blocks as well as your choice of pediatrics, internal medicine, emergency medicine or family rotations at the RUHS Hospital in Moreno Valley. The other half of the year you will gain expertise in acute psychiatric settings at the Inpatient Treatment Services (ITF) and the Emergency Treatment Services (ETS), both of which are located at the Arlington Campus in Riverside Proper.

Elective choices: Emergency Medicine; Family Medicine; Internal Medicine; Pediatrics
Emergency Psychiatry Team (EPT)
Emergency Treatment Services Psychiatry (ETS)
Inpatient Treatment Services (ITF)
Internal Medicine
Neurology

Second you will continue to work at the Arlington campus on your ITF (adult and child) and ETS rotations. You will also rotate at the Moreno Valley Campus for both Psychiatry Consult Liaison Service (PCLS) and your forensic rotation. Second year you will also begin outpatient training in our Behavioral Health Older Adult Clinics and outpatient Child Psychiatry Clinics.

Child/Adolescent Psychiatry - Inpatient
Child/Adolescent Psychiatry - Outpatient
Detention Care Unit (DCU)
Emergency Treatment Services Psychiatry (ETS)
Geriatric Psychiatry
Hospital Float
Inpatient Treatment Services (ITF)
Psychiatry Consult-Liaison (PCLS)

Third year you will travel to a myriad of outpatient clinics throughout Riverside County, with the main one being the Resident Education and Continuity Clinic (RECC) at Arlington Campus. In the RECC you will also carry your own case load with medication management and therapy cases and begin individual therapy supervision. Residents get the option of many other RUHS Behavioral Health Clinics and/or FQHCs. You will work in our Behavioral Health Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment, or SAPT clinics, longitudinally as well. You will have the option to rotate through the Loma Linda University SAC Clinic as well as Kaiser Riverside Clinics to gain experience in other health care systems.

Addiction Psychiatry
Electives
Kaiser
Mobile Psychiatry Service
Outpatient Psychiatry
Resident Education and Continuity Clinic
SAC Health (Loma Linda)

Fourth year you have a variety of opportunities to continue your longitudinal outpatient care and therapy in the RECC, as well as other outpatient clinics. You can further education and learn protocols for TMS in our Center for Interventional Psychiatry. You are able to do further rotations at Kaiser Riverside or other affiliate sites. There are opportunities to take on Leadership roles as a Junior Attending or Chief Resident. Each 3rd and 4th year schedule is designed as a collaboration between the resident and Program Director.

Addiction Psychiatry
Administrative Psychiatry
Board Prep
CBAT (Community Behavioral Health Assessment Team)
Child/Adolescent Psychiatry / Transitional Age Youth (TAY)
Forensic Psychiatry (County Jail or State Hospital)
Geriatric Psychiatry
Interventional Psychiatry
Junior Attending: Transitions from ITF, ETS or PCLS into practice elective
Mobile Psychiatry Service (MPS)
New Life Telehealth
Opportunities to participate in various committes and recruitment
Outpatient Behavioral Health Continuity Clinic
Research
Resident Education and Continuity Clinic (Medication and Therapy Services)
Sports Psychiatry
Teaching Elective
Therapy Group Leader
Required rotation
Elective rotation
Didactics Recurring teaching and conferences
  • Grand Rounds Mondays 1-6pm KP Fontana and RUHS

    Thursdays when a Monday holiday falls. 1st and 3rd Mondays at KP Fontana, 2nd, 4th and 5th at RUHS. Each session includes two lectures, a quiz, rotating activities, case presentations and a simultaneous Skills Day lab.

  • Journal Club Second Thursday monthly

    Follows the residents' dedicated research time. Topics and attending faculty vary.

  • Case Management Conference Weekly
  • Morbidity and Mortality Monthly
Academic activities Projects and requirements
  • QI or research project Required for graduation
  • Board exam prep series PGY-2 and PGY-3
  • Scholarly paper Outline due each December

Faculty & Staff

Meet the physicians and coordinators who lead our program

Jean Griffith, MD
Program Director
Janet Charoensook, MD
Associate Program Director
David Sheski, MD
Associate Program Director
Monica Minjares
Program Coordinator
Sabrina Tapia
Administrative Staff

Current Residents

Our resident physicians by training year

PGY-1 Class of 2030 11 residents
Ayra Asghari, MD
Nicholas Banks, MD
Nicholas Banks, MD
Kimia Boldaji, MD
Kimia Boldaji, MD
Casey Currow, MD
Miles Cutuli, MD
Miles Cutuli, MD
Lianne De La Cruz, MD
Lianne De La Cruz, MD
Connor Lowey, MD
Connor Lowey, MD
Kristina Nguyen, MD
Kristina Nguyen, MD
Amy Pai, MD
Amy Pai, MD
Byron Rosenthal, MD
Byron Rosenthal, MD
Sani Shabgahi, MD
Sani Shabgahi, MD
PGY-2 Class of 2029 10 residents
Brendan Coyne, MD
Brendan Coyne, MD
Lauren Dugan, MD
Lauren Dugan, MD
Nina Hoang, MD
Nina Hoang, MD
Mihran Hovhannesyan, MD
Mihran Hovhannesyan, MD
Ho Bin Kim, MD
Ho Bin Kim, MD
Tyler Orosz, MD
Tyler Orosz, MD
Amy Patel, MD
Amy Patel, MD
Ameer Siddiqui, DO
Ayesha Tariq, MD
Vincent Thomas, MD
PGY-3 Class of 2028 10 residents
Shannon Diep, MD
Shannon Diep, MD
Anthony Diomino, MD
Anthony Diomino, MD
Daphne Du, MD
Daphne Du, MD
Christopher Fernandes, DO
Christopher Fernandes, DO
Priscilla Francois, MD
Priscilla Francois, MD
Vincent Liu, MD
Vincent Liu, MD
Argishty Mirzakhanian, MD
Argishty Mirzakhanian, MD
Mark Pintea, MD
Mark Pintea, MD
Mindy Xu, MD
Mindy Xu, MD
Jerry Zhao, MD
Jerry Zhao, MD
PGY-4 Class of 2027 2 residents
Ruslana Cannell, MD
Ruslana Cannell, MD
Shadeh Ghaffari-Rafi, MD, MPH
Shadeh Ghaffari-Rafi, MD, MPH

Salary & Benefits

Compensation and benefits for all RUHS residency program trainees

Annual Salary by PGY Level
YearAnnual SalaryBiweekly
PGY-1 $77,875 $2,995
PGY-2 $80,056 $3,079
PGY-3 $83,203 $3,200
PGY-4 $86,486 $3,326
Effective July 1, 2026. Paid biweekly over 26 pay periods. Direct deposit available.
Benefits & Perks
Medical, Dental and Vision
Comprehensive coverage for residents and eligible dependents.
Vacation and Leave
15 days paid vacation per academic year. Sick leave included.
CME Allowance
5 days CME leave per year with an educational stipend.
Malpractice Coverage
County pension plan (PERS) enrollment available.
Wellness Program
Employee assistance program (EAP) and mental health support.
Required Disclosure Documents

Per ACGME requirements, the following documents must be made available to all applicants

Eligibility & Appointment Policy
Salaries & Pre-Employment Requirements
Resident Benefits
Sample Resident / Fellow Contract