Training Programs

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The Psychiatry Residency Training Program at Texas Tech University Health Services Center El Paso conforms to the traditional rotational model. All aspects of training, both clinical and didactic, are presented within the context of relevant and concrete goals subsuming specific tasks. For each period, the achievement of a series of interconnecting goals of increasing complexity and difficulty is demanded of the resident. Such tasks and concrete goals serve to improve training, clinical service, and communication. The practice of evidence-based medicine serves as a goal throughout the resident's entire training experience. The program goals and objectives are structured around the General Competencies outlined by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).

Welcome to the Psychiatry Residency Training Program of the Department of Psychiatry at Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso! We are an ACGME fully accredited training program in General Psychiatry, committed to training culturally competent outstanding physicians skilled in the diagnosis and management of psychiatric disorders. Our program offers a training experience that effectively balances excellent training in psychopharmacology and psychotherapy and produces graduates well-prepared for board certification with the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. We are dedicated to maintaining and enhancing the well-being of our trainees and have developed a robust Wellness Initiative that includes resident leadership.

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The Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship, sponsored by the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center department of Psychiatry El Paso, counts with a privileged location at the US/Mexico border embracing a vast, culturally diverse, underserved population of children and families in tremendous need of psychiatric attention and care. We emphasize providing mental health care using a cultural and language-relevant approach.

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The Geriatric Psychiatry Fellowship Training Program at Paul L Foster School of Medicine (PLFSOM) at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) to train two fellows each year in this subspecialty of psychiatry. We are now accepting applications to its one-year hands-on clinical, educational, and academic program. Our fellowship program’s mission is to train the next generation of clinical and academic leaders in the field of geriatric psychiatry. We have two positions available each year.

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