Women's Mental Health Fellowship
Women are disproportionately affected by common psychiatric conditions (e.g., major depressive, anxiety, eating, and trauma-related disorders). The reproductive events in a woman’s life add complexity to psychiatric disorders, especially to standard treatment options. Tragically, mental health disorders are one of the leading causes of perinatal death in Texas and the U.S.
Upon graduating from our fellowship, you will have in-depth knowledge of women’s mental health with a focus on perinatal psychiatry. You will be highly skilled in treating women throughout the reproductive life stages, including in the nuances of eating disorders and trauma treatments, and equipped to be a leader in women’s mental health and advocate for Texas women.
- Program Overview
With support from Parkland Health and the Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium (TCMHCC) and accreditation by the Texas Medical Board, our fellowship is a 1-year, funded, clinical specialty training program for psychiatry residency graduates.
- Beginning date: July 1, 2025
- Duration: 1 year
- Number of positions: 2
- Salary and Benefits
- Educational Approach
Our fellows gain expertise in treating perinatal psychiatric disorders, trauma-related disorders, substance use disorders, and eating disorders as they relate to women’s mental health, by:
- Rotating at various clinical sites, including community clinics, faculty practices, and a hospital consult service
- Gaining case consultation experience through supervised time on the Perinatal Psychiatry Access Network hotline with faculty
- Working with patients from a wide range of demographic and diagnostic categories
- Participating in multidisciplinary teams that include obstetrics/gynecology and addiction specialists
- Formal learning in weekly didactics with faculty specializing in women’s mental health
- Teaching medical students and psychiatry residents
- Completing a scholarly project on a women’s mental health topic, submitting it for an opportunity to present at a professional conference
Fellows are further supported in their specific interests within research, psychotherapy, and/or academic projects.
- Training Approach
Clinical rotations are 4 months for outpatient settings and 1 month for inpatient settings.
Fellows treat peripartum patients 1 day a week for 1 year as their continuity clinic.
Didactics are half a day a week and focus on perinatal psychiatry and trauma and eating disorders.
- Clinical Sites
- Parkland:
- Women’s Mental Health Center
- Victim Intervention Program
- Maternal Fetal Medicine Clinic
- Psychiatry Consult Service
- Perinatal Psychiatry Access Network
- UT Southwestern Multispecialty Psychiatry Clinic:
- Women’s Mental Health
- Obstetrics and Psychiatry
- Eating Disorders
- Parkland:
- Application Process
Eligibility
- Completion of a US-accredited psychiatric residency training program by program start date
- Licensed to practice in Texas by start date
- Either board certified or board eligible in psychiatry
Applications
Applications are accepted from July 1 to January 1, with interviews taking place between September 1 and February 1. Submit the following application materials via Email:
- Curriculum Vitae
- Personal Statement
- Three Letters of Recommendation (one from training director, attesting applicant is in good standing, without any discipline or remediation actions pending)
Additional Information
We must receive the completed application before we will interview (we conduct virtual interviews).
Please note that as part of the application and interview process for a potential fellowship position in our program, we are accredited by the Texas Medical Board and you would need to meet TMB requirements for matriculation in our program.
- Faculty
