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:
43
General Psychiatry Residents training at 7 sites
25
Residents in special tracks: 10 Child/Adult Psychiatry; 7 Research; 8 Rural/Public Mental Health
31
Residents in combined programs: 10 Internal Medicine; 8 Neurology; 13 Triple Board
28
Fellows in ACGME-certified fellowships: 5 Addiction; 18 Child and Adolescent; 1 Consultation-Liaison; 3 Forensic; 1 Geriatric
14
Neuroscience Doctoral Students
4
Neuropsychology Postdoctoral Fellows
3
Clinical Psychology Postdoctoral Fellows
42
Clinical Psychology Doctoral Students
4
Advanced Practice Provider Fellows
4
Clinical Social Work Fellows
1
Physician Fellow in Women’s Mental Health
80
High Schoolers in internship Inspiring Careers in Mental Health
*per Doximity Residency Navigator 2024-2025
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.
