University of Texas Health Science Center – San Antonio

The Department of Psychiatry at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio offers a one year, full-time fellowship training program in Forensic Psychiatry. The program has major clinical rotations at the Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans Hospital, Kerrville State Hospital, Bexar County District Court Clinic, Bexar County Juvenile Detention Center, and a private practice rotation for civil forensic cases with forensic psychiatry faculty in the community (adult and child cases). These rotations provide the fellow with a broad-based experience and supervision in criminal and civil forensic psychiatry.

The core didactic curriculum includes a landmark case seminar, case conferences, and lecture series on tort law; civil competency; risk assessment for suicide and violence; medical malpractice; criminal competency; criminal responsibility; sexual offenders; children and families; correctional psychiatry; occupational psychiatry; and administrative psychiatry. Experienced faculty provide extensive individual and group supervision.

Psychiatrists interested in the fellowship should go to the website listed above for information on applying to the program. Qualified candidates will be invited to San Antonio for an interview. Medical licensure in the state of Texas is required.