Thank you for your interest in the newest psychiatry residency program in California! Our experienced faculty have created a unique psychiatry program that is community-based with a strong academic focus. College Medical Center and our affiliates serve as the largest psychiatric system in Los Angeles and Orange Counties ensuring our residents will gain experience in caring for our diverse, varied patient communities of southern California. Our mission is simple—to train the best, brightest and most compassionate psychiatric physicians. With specialty tracks available and significant elective time, our residents receive a strong foundation to choose an individual course of career ahead be it community-based, private practice, research, academia, or sub-specialty fellowship training in child and adolescent, forensic, consultation/liaison, and geriatric. We also offer unique electives in interventional psychiatry and sports psychiatry. We welcome you to apply to our Psychiatry Residency!

“The focus of my clinical activities and of my patient-oriented research has always been on understanding the interplay between psychiatric illnesses and medical conditions and on developing innovative ways of addressing the whole spectrum of psychosomatic needs in patients with complex presentations. As a psychiatrist, I have a broad background in diagnosing and treating mental illness. Before my residency, I designed and conducted neuro-imaging research focused on correlations between functional brain changes and depression.  Since the beginning of my residency in psychiatry, I have become interested in the interplay between medicine and psychiatry, especially the diagnostic and treatment of psychiatric conditions in medically ill patients – which present unique challenges due to their multiple comorbidities and the high risk of drug interactions.

Currently, my clinical activities are focused on treating patients with complex medical and mental illness comorbidities. I will supervise the residents in inpatient, C&L and outpatient settings which will include psychiatric second opinion and transcranial magnetic stimulation treatment.”

“Hello! My name is Tina Allee MD, and I’m excited to introduce myself.  I am a Southern California native; I grew up in Huntington Beach, California; went to UCLA for an undergraduate degree in biochemistry and a master’s degree in biochemistry and molecular biology. I worked in the biotech industry programming robotics – but quickly realized I missed my calling and needed to go back to school. I earned a medical degree (MD) from Stanford University, School of Medicine. I returned home for specialty training in Psychiatry at UC Irvine, School of Medicine where I completed a residency in Adult Psychiatry. I chose psychiatry because it was the only specialty where getting to know my patients and really understanding their perspectives was integral to the training and practice of medicine. 

​With regard to my experience, I’ve been a university professor and still love teaching. I was the director of a large hospital consult liaison service (medical psychiatry, psychosomatic medicine, emergency psychiatry), I’ve worked for a large HMO, been the medical director of a treatment center, taught and supervised psychotherapy training, published research, mentored and counseled medical students and doctors through their training and beyond. I see the brain as more than just chemicals and psychiatrists are more than just pill pushers – I use transcranial magnetic stimulation as well as alternative and complimentary treatments in my practice. I am also a certified Brain Health Specialist and have trained at the Amen Clinic in Costa Mesa, California to integrate brain health with mind health. Whatever the role – my favorite thing is to take exceptional care of my patients, share what I’ve learned, and continue searching for the best ways to improve the world – one person at a time.”