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Program profile · Texas

Psychiatry residency at UTHealth Houston (McGovern Medical School)

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

Verified facts

Checked against official sources on July 27, 2026.

Program
Psychiatry Residency Training Program
Sponsoring institution
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (McGovern Medical School)
Location
Houston, Texas
Program type
General (adult) psychiatry
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.

Program and director
The program describes itself as a four-year, fully accredited residency in the Louis A. Faillace, MD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at McGovern Medical School. Vineeth John, MD, MBA, is presented as the residency director in the program's message from the director.
Mission and setting
The program says its mission is to prepare residents to be outstanding clinicians, educators, and researchers, and that it sits in the heart of the Texas Medical Center, which it calls the world's largest medical center, in Houston.
Structure and support
The program reports an extensive, broad-based didactic program updated yearly from resident feedback, protected didactic and research time, a formal faculty-resident mentorship program, and free therapy resources through a Fellow and Resident Assistance Program.

shrinkiatry context

UTHealth Houston's McGovern program is a large academic residency in the Texas Medical Center with strong neuroscience and research emphasis, drawing faculty and trainees nationally and internationally. It's in Houston, alongside the separate Baylor College of Medicine program in the same medical center.

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Sources

  1. McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, Psychiatry Residency Training Program. https://med.uth.edu/psychiatry/residency/
  2. McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, Message from the Director. https://med.uth.edu/psychiatry/residency/message-from-the-director/
  3. ACGME, Accreditation Data System public finder (for current accreditation status and program id). https://apps.acgme.org/ads/public/

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