ADULT OUTPATIENT PSYCHIATRY

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso | El Paso, TX

Position Highlights:

• Desirable Practice Setting:100% community-based, outpatient only — no inpatient responsibilities
• Supervise and mentor residents in a collegial, growth-oriented department
• Collaborate with psychology, forensic, and child post-doctoral fellows
• Ideal Work Environment: Generalist focus with up to 20% protected time for a specialty or area of interest
• Friendly, diverse, and flexible faculty culture with strong mutual support
• Light call burden: telecall only (2 weeknights + 1 weekend/month), from home, with infrequent callbacks
• Moderate-acuity patient population — no severe mental illness
• Academic & Research Opportunities:20% protected time for scholarly activity — research, teaching, and/or committee work
• Lead or co-lead residency didactics across two thriving training sites (36 + 16 residents)
• Access to Southwest Brain Bank research for psychiatric illness
• Department in active growth phase with stable, upfront state funding for research and clinical activities
• Additional protected time available for grant-funded faculty (RO1 eligible)

About the Community:

• Affordability: No Texas state income tax
• Education: Exceptional public and private schools
• Vibrant Lifestyle: Minor league baseball and soccer, symphony, museums, and outstanding dining
• Mountain living and skiing within two hours
• A culturally rich, rapidly growing border community

Job Reference: PSY 25089