Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences doctors

Residency Team brings home 2008 Mind Games trophy

Dr. Pedro Ruiz, interim chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, far left, and Dr. Anu Matorin, training director, far right, celebrate the first-place win of residency team Tanya Krolls, Magdalena Peixoto, and Peter Ly.

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Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Residency Program

The Chair's Message

Through education, we train the students, residents and fellows of today to become the mental health care leaders of tomorrow - whether in public or private sectors, in solo or group practice, as researchers or educators.

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Education

The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences enhances the education of undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate students and trainees by providing a variety of clinical rotations in both inpatient and outpatients settings.

Patient Care

The Department of Psychiatry, through the programs and services of the Mental Sciences Institute, strives to provide a model of academic psychiatric care. Comprehensive outpatient services are available to all

Research

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences faculty are at the forefront of research into the causes and treatments of mental illness, from the investigation of basic biological mechanisms to the development of new treatment methods.