Department Chairman
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| Kathryn Kotrla, M.D. Chairman |
Welcome to our department! This is an extraordinary, exciting time for psychiatry. Clinical neurosciences are expanding our understanding of brain, mind and treatment options. At the same time, psychosocial interventions are offering rehabilitation and improved functioning for individuals with chronic mental illness. Psychiatric practice provides the opportunity for treating patients in an integrated and holistic way, utilizing effective medications, psychotherapy and evidence-based best practices.
With psychiatry encompassing such a variety of experiences, training programs must thoughtfully structure their courses and clinical rotations to ensure a sufficient breadth and depth of clinical, educational and research exposure, while nurturing an individual physician's talents and interests. As you will see as you visit with us, our Psychiatry Department offers a selective and individualized training environment filled with mentors who integrate education, clinical service and research missions.
Our primary clinical training sites are the Scott & White Memorial Hospital and Clinic and the Central Texas Veterans Healthcare System, along with exposure to the local Mental Health and Mental Retardation Authority, Darnall Army Community Hospital and a private Child Psychiatry facility. With these affiliates, medical students and residents learn innovative, rehabilitation focused treatment strategies for people from diverse socioeconomic strata with a wide array of mental illnesses. Residents with research interests can pursue their questions by joining a variety of ongoing research projects, ranging from mind-body interactions to the molecular biology and neuropathology of schizophrenia, Alzheimer's Disease, mood disorders and suicide.
The best way to learn about a training program is to visit with the
key ingredient of education—our clinical and scientific faculty—along
with our students and residents. Our program creates a caring, individualized
and challenging educational environment. We hope to meet you as you learn
about us first hand.