Psychology Fellowship Application

Please submit all materials through the APPA CAS portal Apply Now  A complete application includes: A personal statement describing your professional interests and how our program aligns with your training goals. Current CV. Three letters of recommendation (including one from your internship training director). Official graduate school transcripts (you will need a letter from your […]

Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship Programs

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler (UTHSCT) is the only university academic medical center in Northeast Texas and is one of six academic medical centers in the University of Texas system. The Northeast Texas area spans just over 25,000 square miles and is also known as the Texas Department of State Health Services […]

Psychology Internship Faculty and Staff

Faculty and Staff  Andrew Schmitt, PhD  Program Director Professor, Neuropsychology Crystal Frazier, PsyD, MPA  Fellowship Training Director, Assistant Professor, Clinical and Health Psychology Stephanie Simmons, PsyD Associate Program Director Assistant Professor, Clinical Psychology Jeffrey Wherry, PhD, ABPP  Professor, Child and Adolescent Psychology     Trenesha Hill, PsyD Associate Professor, Child and Adolescent Psychology Pelin Strebler, […]

Psychology Internship Benefits

Stipend & Benefits The annual stipend for psychology interns at UT Health Science Center is $28,350. Interns are required to have current health insurance coverage for up to 3190 days during the waiting period. After that time, interns will be enrolled in UT Health Science Center health benefits. In addition to state holidays, each intern […]

Psychology Internship Application

APPLY NOW Students interested in applying for the internship program should submit an online application through the APPIC website. Program number: #2345 Integrated Behavioral Health — Track Number #234511 UT Health Science Center match numbers can be found on the National Matching Service Website. To learn about our curriculum, policies, and procedures, download the program handbook. […]

Psychiatry Residency Welcome

Hi there!  We are ecstatic that you are interested in learning about, and possibly joining, the University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler, Psychiatry Residency program. Scroll down to view our virtual tour video.   Our program started as a division of Internal Medicine in 2014.  We quickly increased our faculty complement and became […]

Psychiatry Residency Curriculum

The Psychiatry Residency Program at UTHSCT has strong support from the community and the nearby State hospitals in Rusk and Terrell. Our academic year consists of 12 months/blocks. Below is the rotation training schedule. PGY-1 Family Medicine UTHSCT 2 months Internal Medicine UTHSCT 2 months Neurology (outpatient clinic) 2 months Inpatient Psychiatry UTHSCT 4 months […]

Psychiatry Residency Overview

Anand Jayanti, MD, Psychiatry Resident   Our ACGME-accredited Psychiatry Residency Program at The University of Texas Health Science Center in Tyler (UTHSCT) is one of the institution’s newer programs, beginning in 2017. In its early stages, we already see the tremendous impact it has made for our patient population. The critical shortage of mental health providers […]

Psychiatry Current Residents

Fourth Year Ashlee Blaine, DO A.T. Still University – Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine Cai Chen, DO Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine Andrew Oshiro, MD UT San Antonio Eyuel “Joel” Terefe, MD University of Oklahoma College of Medicine Tabitha Trapasso, MD UTMB Galveston Ben Van Leeuwen, MD University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of […]

General Psychiatry Residency Faculty and Staff

Program Leadership Ushimbra Buford, MD Program Director Associate Professor of Psychiatry Child/Adolescent & Adult Psychiatry Robert Wieck, DO Associate Program Director Associate Professor of Psychiatry Adult Psychiatry Arunditi Xantus, MD Associate Program Director Associate Professor of Psychiatry Child/Adolescent & Adult Psychiatry Jeffery Matthews, MD Chairman, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health Adult Psychiatry Cindy Harrison, […]