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Program profile · Texas

Rural psychiatry residency at UT Tyler and UT Health Pittsburg

Last verified July 27, 2026 · Checked against the program's official website

Verified facts

Checked against official sources on July 27, 2026.

Program
Rural Psychiatry Residency Program
Sponsoring institution
University of Texas at Tyler / UT Health Pittsburg (Rural Track)
Location
Tyler, Texas
Program type
General (adult) psychiatry, rural track
Training length
Four years (PGY-1 to PGY-4)
Accreditation
ACGME-accredited. See the ACGME ADS finder for the program's current accreditation status and identifier.

Reported by the program

The program describes the following on its official website, reviewed on July 27, 2026.

Design
The program describes an ACGME-accredited rural psychiatry residency serving medically underserved counties in Northeast Texas, modeled on the school's rural family-medicine program. It reports that first-year residents are woven into the urban program, then shift in the second year to care in Pittsburg, Quitman, and neighboring Camp, Wood, and Marion counties, with more than half of rotations in designated rural settings. Michelle Loya is the program administrator.
Mission
The program frames itself around Texas's rural physician shortage and rural hospital closures, and emphasizes retaining graduates to practice in Northeast Texas within the UT Health East Texas system.

shrinkiatry context

This is a distinct rural-track psychiatry residency, separate from UT Tyler's general program, built specifically to place psychiatrists in the underserved counties of Northeast Texas, with training that runs heavily through Pittsburg and the surrounding rural communities. It's listed under Tyler, with its rural hub in Pittsburg.

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Sources

  1. University of Texas at Tyler, Rural Psychiatry Residency Program. https://www.uttyler.edu/academics/colleges-schools/medicine/departments/graduate-medical-education/rural-psychiatry-residency/
  2. ACGME, Accreditation Data System public finder (for current accreditation status and program id). https://apps.acgme.org/ads/public/

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