Facts
“I am delighted to share with you our 2024-2025 departmental facts. It was a privilege to join the department in October 2024 as its Chair. We continued to grow, and we reorganized to support this growth and our mission to discover, educate, and heal.”
Clinical
In 2025, we launched the new Division of Interventional Psychiatry with its inaugural Chief, Andre R. Brunoni, M.D., Ph.D., M.B.A.
Patient Care Sites
- William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital
- Parkland Memorial Hospital
- Children’s Medical Center Dallas
- VA North Texas Health Care System
- Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas
- Metrocare
- Terrell State Hospital
Jeffrey Schaffert, Ph.D., is a Dedman Family Scholar in Clinical Care.
Research
331
Publications indexed in Scopus in 2024
1200+
Publication citations
242
Active research studies
Janko Gospocic, Ph.D., studies Indian jumping ants.
Education
We are the #1 Psychiatry residency training program in the South*
We teach many different types of learners:
41
General Psychiatry Residents training at 7 sites
22
Special Track Residents: 9 Child-Adult; 7 Research; 6 Rural-Public Mental Health
35
Combined Program Residents: 10 Internal Medicine; 9 Neurology; 16 Triple Board
29
Fellows in ACGME-certified fellowships: 5 Addiction; 20 Child-Adolescent; 2 Consult-Liaison; 2 Forensic
14
Neuro-science Doctoral Students
4
Neuro-psychology Postdoc Fellows
3
Clinical Psychology Postdoc Fellows
42
Clinical Psychology Doctoral Students
4
Advanced Practice Provider Fellows
4
Clinical Social Work Fellows
2
Physician Fellows in Women’s Mental Health
80
High School Interns for Inspiring Careers in Mental Health
*per Doximity Residency Navigator 2025-2026
Workforce
Faculty, Staff, and Learners*
302
Faculty
194
Adjunct Faculty
255
Staff
206
Residents, Fellows, Grad Students, Postdocs
*as of August 2025
We are an annual sponsor of NAMIWalks North Texas, raising awareness about and funds for community mental health initiatives.
