Spring is here! In Dallas the temperature is warming, the trees are flowering, and the days are getting longer. Match Day arrives this week, and we will learn who our trainees will be for the next 4-6 years. We have our established training programs for psychiatry residents and psychology graduate students, and we have newly designed training programs for residents, graduate students, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and social workers. We are planning our program graduations, sizing caps and gowns, and, whenever lucky, recruiting our own graduates to stay in our department. Our faculty and students also are traveling to professional meetings to learn, mix, and present accomplishments, as shown below. It is a great time of year.
--Carol A. Tamminga, M.D.
Department Chair
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In This Issue
Doximity -- In Memoriam: Paul Mohl -- Role Transition for Betsy Kennard -- Emergency AED Resources -- Welcome New Faculty and Staff -- Awards and Accomplishments (including AADPRT, AAGP) -- Featured Media -- Upcoming Events -- Anti-Racism Advocacy Committee -- OBI News and Events
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U.S. News & World Report Survey and Voting |
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Now is our chance to vote for UTSW Medical Center as a top place for care in Psychiatry. We have the #1 Psychiatry Training Program in Texas and the South, #15 in the USA. We want our patient care programs similarly to be recognized as outstanding in our region and nationally.
We have established thriving clinical services within the University Hospital—outpatient, inpatient, and consult. The U.S. News & World Report rankings help shine the light on our important work, and they have proved a factor in shaping patients’ opinions about doctors and hospitals, which will be all the more important when the Texas Behavioral Health Center at UT Southwestern opens.
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Board-certified MD/DO physicians: Please check your email for a message from Doximity to participate. All initial invites to the survey have been sent out. If you did not get one, please check your spam filter. Even if you do not receive an email, you can vote by logging in to Doximity.com or using the Doximity app. If you have any trouble accessing the survey, please fill out this form, and Doximity staff will work to get you access within 2 business days.
We are listed in Doximity as
“UT Southwestern Medical Center (Dallas, TX).”
A vote for UT Southwestern encompasses William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital and Zale Lipshy Pavilion.
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Paul Mohl, M.D., died on February 15, 2023, from complications of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Dr. Mohl served as Residency Training Director and Vice Chair for Education from 1989 to 2011. During this period, he grew our residency program in size, quality, and reputation, cultivating an education research "lab" in the department, leading to a series of influential publications in the Academic Psychiatry journal and beyond. During his leadership, the department increasingly diversified its faculty educational reach and recruited a growing number of education-dedicated academic psychiatrists in the department. He was a vigorous and highly sought-out psychotherapy supervisor, continuing his teaching and clinical outpatient practice for the decade following his stepping down from leadership positions. Apart from his generous achievements with the department and UTSW broadly, Dr. Mohl will be remembered for his mentoring of dozens of excellent psychiatrists, his generous spirit with colleagues, and his witty and incisive comments and questions for Psychiatry Grand Rounds speakers, keeping all of us on our toes. The Paul C. Mohl Award for Excellence and Dedication in Psychotherapy Supervision will be given annually to an outstanding faculty member who provides consistently excellent psychotherapy supervision to residents. |
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Betsy Kennard, Psy.D., a tenured professor in psychiatry and program director of the doctoral program in clinical psychology, will be retiring from her program director role but continuing her work in the child psychiatry division. As the associate program director for 7 years and chair of the program since 2009, she has contributed to the training of over 200 clinical psychologists across the US. Her expertise is in pediatric depression and suicide prevention, and she has served as a site co-investigator in four multisite treatment studies of adolescent depression and suicide, funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, and coauthored cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) treatment manuals for these studies. She developed a CBT sequential treatment strategy to prevent relapse in youth with depression and is the principal investigator on a project to determine the efficacy of an inpatient intervention and a smartphone app for suicidal adolescents to reduce suicide attempts following hospital discharge, funded by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. She directs a suicide prevention treatment program at Children's Health (launched in 2014), where over 2,000 youth and their families have been treated. She is co-site lead for the Youth Depression & Suicide Research Network within the Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium to research mental health care delivery and outcomes. |
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In an emergency, an AED (automatic external defibrillator) could be all the difference someone needs. Various AEDs, as well as Stop the Bleed Kits, are located across campus, along with resources to become familiar with how to use them. Locate your building's various AED locations here. |
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Welcome New Faculty and Staff! |
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Faculty
- Janko Gospocic, Ph.D., Assistant Professor and Southwestern Medical Foundation Scholar in Biomedical Research
Staff
- Andrea Jones, BL7/Multispecialty Clinics, Social Worker I
- Zara Khan, Tamminga Lab, Clinical Research Assistant I
- Emily McNeil, Tamminga Lab, Clinical Research Assistant II
- Samona Ross, Mood Disorders, Clinical Research Assistant Lead
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We have many opportunities!
for current openings.
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Awards and Accomplishments |
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2023-2024 Chief Residents |
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Congratulations to the new Psychiatry Chief Residents! They will be the primary liaisons between our Residents and Program Leadership. |
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Chengxi "Vincent" Li, M.D. |
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Lia Thomas, M.D., has received the 2022-2023 Irma Bland, M.D., Certificate of Excellence in Teaching Residents on behalf of the American Psychiatric Association and its Council on Medical Education and Lifelong Learning. |
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Joseph Guillory, M.D., participated in a Law Enforcement De-escalation Training Act discussion, led by Senator John Cornyn, who passed this legislation to equip local and state law enforcement officers with tools to effectively and safely handle encounters. Dr. Guillory offered his expertise on psychiatry and the support of recovery community organizations, such as the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI).
Dr. Guillory was also awarded the Community Mental Wellness Award by the Top Ladies of Distinction Dallas Chapter.
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NAMIWalks North Texas will take place May 6, 2023, 9am-12pm, at Riders Field.
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Veronica Edgar, Ph.D., was selected as President-Elect for the American Board of Clinical Neuropsychology and named Associate Editor of Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology.
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Psychiatry resident Zachary Kennedy, M.D., participated in a speaking engagement with the Forensic Group of Dallas about University of Texas Medical Branch's St. Vincent's Student-Free Clinic. |
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JaeHee (Melanie) Chung-Sherman, LCSW-S, a clinical therapist in adult psychiatry and a doctoral candidate in social work at the University of Alabama, is the first Asian Pacific Islander to receive the 2023 Doctorate of Social Work Honors Award for social justice and anti-oppression work at the University of Alabama. |
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Psychiatry resident Donald Egan, M.D., M.P.H., received a New Investigator Award from the American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology. |
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American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training |
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UT Southwestern Psychiatry was extraordinarily well represented at the AADPRT annual meeting in San Diego the first week of March! |
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Pictured from left: Tywana Sanders, Lia Thomas, Tameka Ellis, Vincent Li, Aly Nakamura, Matt Yung, Adriane dela Cruz, Josh Hubregsen, Bernice Yau, Bobbie Banner, Audrey Eichenberger, Dani Morelli, Adam Brenner, Tammy Young |
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Tameka Ellis was honored as the 2023 Lucille Fusaro Meinsler Program Administrator Award Winner.
Lia Thomas, M.D., presented "Recruitment Round Up of the 2022-2023 Wild West Match Cycle," “So What’s it Really like at your program?”: Tips for Program Directors Recruiting in
Charged Environments," and "Early Career Workshop | When it rains, it can really pour - offering umbrellas to
early program directors."
Tim Wolff, M.D., was a group facilitator in the New Training Directors Symposium.
Karen Duong, D.O., presented "Inspiring and Equipping Residents for Careers in Rural Psychiatry through the Creation of Public and Rural Psychiatry Tracks."
Alyson Nakamura, M.D., presented "Yes you can! Teaching psychotherapy for Substance Use Disorders" and They're not just ‘too sensitive’—Managing Microaggressions in Psychotherapy Training and Supervision" (with residency alum Evelyn Ashiofu, M.D.).
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Bernice Yau, M.D. received the George Ginsberg Award, which acknowledges the excellence and accomplishments of outstanding residents interested in education and teaching. Dr. Yau also presented for the National Neuroscience Curriculum Initiative session and in the workshop "#NotGrandRounds: Putting Education Back into CME," as well as with Adriane dela Cruz, M.D., Ph.D., in "What Do We Do After Dobbs? Psychiatry Residency Education in a Changing Political Landscape."
Dr. dela Cruz, Joseph Guillory, M.D., Danielle Morelli, M.D., Barbara "Bobbie" Banner, M.D., and Audrey Eichenberger, M.D., presented the workshop "Beyond Cultural Competency: Developing and Implementing a Cultural Psychiatry Curriculum."
Drs. dela Cruz, Morelli, and Guillory also presented, along with Chengxi ("Vincent") Li, M.D., the poster "A Cultural Psychiatry Curriculum Overhaul: An Approach to Reimagining Cultural
Psychiatry in Psychiatry Resident Didactics."
Joshua Hubgresen, M.D., presented the poster he developed with Kala Bailey, M.D., on Preparing Residents for Interventional Practices: Design and Implementation of an
Interventional Concentration."
Matt Yung, M.D., presented on "This American Psychiatric Life: Podcasting for Psychiatrists, along with Adam Brenner, M.D., who also presented information for the journal Academic Psychiatry.
Drs. Brenner, dela Cruz, and Thomas also presented the "Lunch & Learn | Holistic Review: A 20 Minute Primer."
Residency alum Tessa Manning, M.D., received the AAAP-AADPRT Visiting Scholar Award in Addiction Education.
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Dr. Thomas coordinated a fun UTSW group outing at Extraordinary Desserts in San Diego's Little Italy neighborhood, where decadent treats abounded, including a pink frozen hot chocolate as shown by Dr. Guillory above. |
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American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry |
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Pictured from left: Lessley Chiriboga, Kayla Murphy, Christian Monsalve, Anne Johnson, Audrey Eichenberger, Izabella Dutra de Abreu, Richard Wu, Karen Duong, Allyson Folsom Davis, Allyson Popovich, Molly Camp
National representation abounded further for our department this month, with psychiatry faculty and residents also prominent at the AAGP meeting last week.
Molly Camp, M.D., was the co-chair of the meeting and received the Geriatric Educator of the Year award.
Kayla Murphy, M.D. (PGY1), Allyson Folsom Davis, M.D. (PGY2), and Richard Wu (medical student) participated in the Scholars Program.
Dr. Davis and Dr. Camp orally presented on "Simulation-Based curriculum for psychiatry trainees: Diagnosis and management of neurocognitive disorders."
Audrey Eichenberger, M.D. (PGY4) and Dr. Camp presented the case "Depression with psychosis in the context of the COVID 19 pandemic and beyond."
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Christian Monsalve, M.D. (PGY2), presented the poster "Physician Assisted Suicide & Euthanasia of Patients with Dementia in the Netherlands and Belgium: 2018-2021." |
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Medical students Christopher Kung (pictured), Ambriale Davis, Brianne Lacy, and Hien Piotrowsky and Mustafa Husain, M.D., presented the poster "The effects of age on the prevalence of psychiatric comorbidities in incarcerated patients at a large county jail." |
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Medical student Richard Wu (pictured) and Michael Li, M.D., presented the poster "Antipsychotic polypharmacy in a geriatric patient." |
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Drs. Lessley Chiriboga (pictured right), Izabella de Abreu (pictured left), Ashley Woolbert, Karen Duong, Michael Li, and Rajbir Bakshi presented the poster "Geriatric psychiatry fellowship alumni networking: learning the strengths, interests, and goals." |
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Drs. Karen Duong, Lessley Chiriboga, Izabella Dutra De Abreu (pictured with Dr. Camp) presented the case "Evaluating psychiatric comorbidities in Huntington's Disease." |
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Chandan Khandai, M.D., Consult-Liaison Attending at Parkland, presented to the North Texas Society of Psychiatric Physicians on Integrated and Collaborative Care Models for Mental Health in Primary Care. |
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Stacy Pritt, DVM, participated in the 10th annual STEM Conference at St. Mark's School of Texas, which consisted of panel discussions as part of a school-wide assembly. Dr. Pritt's topics were focused on ethics in biomedical research, specifically human research, animal research, conflict of interest, and stem cell research. After, she taught three biology classes focusing on the ethics of biomedical research. |
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Russell Toll, Ph.D., engaged the Dallas Museum of Art community for an exploration of the science within art and the art within science through the works of Matthew Wong. Dr. Toll painted a picture of the need to utilize EEG imaging in prevention and TMS services for treatment of depression and other mental health concerns. |
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Madhukar Trivedi, M.D., presented to more than 100 mental health and substance use professionals at the Resiliency and Recovery Conference of Fort Worth. His vision for an Integrated Care Approach will aid in early diagnosis and intervention of mental health problems. |
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Laura Howe-Martin, Ph.D., ABPP, co-presented Creating and Sustaining a Culturally Sensitive Mentorship Program for the Budding Psychologist and Beyond: Practical Applications.
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Eric Shellhorn, M.S.N., APRN, PMH-NP (bc), presented Me, Too Meets Men, Too: Developing the Advanced Practice Provider's Perspective on the Impact of Male Sexual Trauma on the Psyche to the advanced practice providers' monthly didactic meeting.
He was also selected as an American Nurses Credentialing Center Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practioner certification exam content reviewer for 2023.
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Laura Howe-Martin, Ph.D., ABPP, explained best practices when navigating the dynamics of mentorship in the field of psychology. Read the article.
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Chadrick Lane, M.D., contributed his expertise in a MedBlog article that highlights how epilepsy and mental health are connected and ways to prioritize mental health care in patients with epilepsy. Read the blog post.
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Empire Central Meet and Greet |
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Traci Holmes organized a meet-and-greet potluck lunch for the 4th floor of 1440 Empire Central, including the Psychoneuroendocrine Research Group led by Dr. Sherwood Brown, the Brain-Body Research Group led by Dr. Carrie McAdams, the Psychosis Research Group led by Dr. Carol Tamminga, and the UTSW Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium Group. |
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Mandatory Annual Training |
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UTSW's annual mandatory compliance training bundle for fiscal year 2023 will be open to employees in Taleo Learn from March 6 to April 19. Check your email for a link from Taleo. The training comprises 3 modules and takes about 1.5 hours to complete.
On April 20, those who have not completed the required training will be considered not in compliance and subject to disciplinary action.
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Select Wednesdays at Noon
- March 22, Gustavo Turecki, M.D., Ph.D., Biomarkers of Suicide
- March 29, Danielle Hairston, M.D., Addressing Racial Trauma
- April 5, Tyler J. Vanderweele, Ph.D., Flourishing in Spirituality and Psychiatry
Watch for Emails with Calendar Invites, CME Codes, and Zoom Links
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Tuesday, March 21, 2023; 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. (online only)
Screening and Diagnosis of Anxiety and Depression in Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period
While there is no fee to attend, participants must register. Register to attend virtually. Upon registration, participants will receive the Zoom event ID and link to join the webinar. For additional information, click here. |
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Tuesday, April 11, 2023; 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. (online only)
Structural Competency: New Frameworks to Understand and Respond to Inequities in Health
Seth M. Holmes, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor in the Division of Society and Environment and the Joint Program in Medical Anthropology, University of California - Berkeley and San Francisco
While there is no fee to attend, participants must register. Register to attend virtually. Upon registration, participants will receive the Zoom event ID and link to join the webinar. For additional information, please see the announcement. |
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Brave Space will be online Friday, April 14, 12 p.m.
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Anti-Racism Advocacy Committee |
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ARAC is composed of a diverse group of faculty, staff, and trainees committed to eliminating racist policies and practices and creating initiatives that foster a community of collective responsibility, respect, action, and empowerment to all members of the department. The committee is co-chaired by Yolanda Barner-Thomas and Michael Selders, Ph.D.
We invite everyone who is interested in being part of this important initiative to join and become an active member.
To learn more details or express interest in joining, contact one or both of the co-chairs of the sub-groups below.
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Clinical Services
Focusing on examining inequities and disparities in clinical services within the UTSW and Parkland systems and utilizing research data as a tool to measure, guide, and improve clinical practice
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Faculty, Staff, and Trainee Support
Focusing on establishing ongoing channels of support and connection for faculty, staff, and trainees regarding anti-racism and social justice within the department and exploring options for providing support, such as Brave Space, the monthly forum for open dialog and racial healing
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Faculty, Staff, and Trainee Education
Focusing on increasing knowledge of faculty, staff, and trainees on issues of race, culture, and underrepresented minorities in psychiatry and psychology
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Center for Depression Research and Clinical Care |
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Save the Date for The Future of Teaming in Science and Medicine at UTSW, taking place on Wednesday, April 12, 12 to 5 p.m. This symposium will feature keynote speakers who are experts in what makes healthcare and scientific research teams successful. The panelists, including our faculty members Madhukar Trivedi, M.D., and Lina Chalak, M.D., will discuss lessons learned in their own team science journey and give advice for junior investigators on how to navigate team collaborations. Register here.
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Inaugural Research Day
The first annual OBI research day will take place Thursday, April 20, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Thompson Conference Center (NM3.936). The day will include trainee and faculty presentations, poster sessions, and networking opportunities. View the call for Poster submissions (note: submission deadline = April 16). Trainees and investigators whose work was supported by OBI will discuss their research, and this event will provide feedback on how the OBI can best enhance the research community on campus. |
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