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2 postdoc fellowships: Baylor College of Medicine, Ben Taub General Hospital in Houston, TX

Baylor College of Medicine, Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences is proud to announce that we are now accepting applications for 2 postdoctoral fellows in our Adult Track The primary training site for the fellowship is at Ben Taub General Hospital in Houston, TX. Ben Taub General Hospital is a county-funded general hospital that serves the needs of Houston/Harris County residents and is staffed by Baylor College of Medicine professionals. The Ben Taub Mental Health Service (BTMHS) provides inpatient and outpatient services for medically indigent and psychiatrically impaired persons.

For the upcoming academic year (2013-2014), two postdoctoral fellowships will be available for the Baylor College of Medicine/Ben Taub General Hospital Adult Track. During the fellowship year, postdoctoral fellows will spend 6 months in the BTMHS outpatient clinic and 6 months on the adult acute psychiatric inpatient unit at Ben Taub General Hospital. On the outpatient rotation, fellows will provide psychological assessments and therapy services to psychiatric outpatients, psychological assessment and consultation services to medical inpatients through the Hospital Consultation and Liaison Service, and serve as a primary clinician in the Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP). The IOP program is a multi-disciplinary outpatient program for patients with DSM Axis I and Axis II disorders. On the inpatient rotation, the fellow will become an integral member of 2 multi-disciplinary treatment teams. Fellows function as consultants on the treatment teams and provide services that include individual therapy, group therapy, and psychological/cognitive assessments to patients admitted to the inpatient unit. In addition to these opportunities, fellows will have opportunities to train pre-doctoral interns/psychiatry residents, teach psychology seminars to medical students, and participate in ongoing research protocols.

Psychologists and psychiatrists on the Baylor faculty provide supervision for the clinical work and research activities pursued by the Fellow. All the educational opportunities of Baylor College of Medicine and the Texas Medical Center are available, including Grand Rounds, workshops, and scheduled training activities. The Fellowship meets the licensure requirements for the State of Texas, and the fellow is encouraged to pursue licensure in Texas during the year. Applicants who are interested in working with patients with severe and persistent mental illnesses and have interests in issues of diversity and multiculturalism are strongly encouraged to apply.

Interview/selection process: Please see handbook for application requirements. www.bcm.edu/psychiatry/?PMID=3042

Start Date: July 1, 2013
Stipend: $40,000

Inquiries may be directed to Dr. Phuong T. Nguyen (ptnguyen@bcm.edu) and Dr. Araceli Flores at (aracelif@bcm.edu).

Interested applicants should email a letter of interest and their curriculum vita to ptnguyen@bcm.edu, and have three letters of recommendation mailed directly to:

Phuong T. Nguyen, PhD
Ben Taub Mental Health Service
Intensive Outpatient Psychiatry Services
1504 Taub Loop
Houston, TX 77030