Program Description
Mission Statement
At UTRGV our mission is to train psychiatric residents to provide excellent and high-quality health care to all, especially the underserved populations within the Rio Grande Valley. The experience is designed to produce knowledgeable and skilled psychiatrists who are passionate about caring for children, adolescents, adults, elders, and families as clinicians, teachers, researchers, and advocates.
This program aims to produce knowledgeable and skilled psychiatrists who:
- have a solid foundation in clinical, educational, administrative and scholarly aspects of practice;
- are compassionate and altruistic;
- are ethical and professional;
- prioritize collaboration and advocacy;
- are interested in working with a range of populations, including the underserved;
- are skilled at independent, self-initiated, creative analytic thinking and problem solving;
- use technology and other resources to effectively support and enhance psychiatric practice;
- aspire to lead in the field of psychiatry.