Dr. Vivek Singh Award and Lecture
Honoring the Legacy of Dr. Vivek Singh
In memory of Dr. Vivek Singh, M.D., former chairman of the Department of Psychiatry at Texas Tech Health El Paso, two initiatives have been established:
Dr. Vivek Singh Resident Awards for Clinical Excellence
This endowment supports the annual recognition of residents who demonstrate exceptional clinical skills in psychiatry.
Dr. Vivek Singh Endowment for Psychiatry Lectureship
Funds from this endowment bring leading psychiatry experts to Texas Tech Health El Paso for resident education and training.
These initiatives commemorate Dr. Singh’s contributions to psychiatry and his enduring commitment to education, clinical excellence, and community care.
About Dr. Vivek Singh
Dr. Singh’s leadership and vision during his brief tenure at Texas Tech Health El Paso (beginning June 13, 2015) laid the groundwork for a world-class psychiatry department. His achievements included:
- Build the foundation for a world-class psychiatry department that continues to identify and address the mental health needs of the border population
- Provide cutting-edge care to those with mental illness in El Paso
- Establishing innovative approaches to mental health care for the border population, by integrating mental health into primary care settings
Career Highlights
- Professor of Psychiatry and Interim Vice-Chair for Clinical Affairs at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
- Medical Director of University Hospital Psychiatric Services
- Chairman of the Institutional Review Board
- Executive Committee Member and Board of Councilors for the International Society for Bipolar Disorders (ISBD)
- Editor-in-Chief of the ISBD global newsletter
Education and Training
- M.D. from Gandhi Medical College, Hyderabad, India
- M.P.H. from the University of Illinois School of Public Health
A Lasting Impact
Dr. Singh was known for his passion for teaching and mentoring, his clinical expertise, and his research contributions. His colleagues and residents remember him as a force of nature who inspired excellence in everyone he encountered.
““Vivek was a lightning bolt — an electric personality that charged anyone who approximated him. He was an indelible figure — devastatingly intelligent, equitable, humorous, and albeit mischievous, always warm-hearted. His vivid and brilliant energy was persistently imbued into others. Few men genuinely, tangibly change the world; even fewer alter the values and veracity of others for the betterment of humanity. Vivek, although so focused and compelled ‘to do’ that he may have been truly unaware, did both in an exemplary fashion. Some men become dust upon their demise; others remain with us by becoming integrated into our beings. Vivek was the latter; he left the earth better than when he arrived, and he left others better off for having known him. To this moment, he inspires me to emulate his living manifesto.”
– Dr. Joseph Drumm, Former Resident
In loving memory of Dr. Vivek Singh,
Peter Thompson, M.D.
Chair of the Department of Psychiatry
Paul L. Foster School of Medicine
Texas Tech Health El Paso