University of Texas Southwestern--Austin Psychiatry Program Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Program

Welcome to the University of Texas Southwestern Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Training Program at Seton Family of Hospitals!

Here in Austin, we have combined the rich history of a training program started in 1971 at the Austin State Hospital with the excitement of new collaborations with the University of Texas system which has led to the addition of energetic new faculty, bold new programs, and cutting edge researchers.

Here, you will provide consultation in the state-of-the-art Dell Children's Medical Center, the world's first LEED certified hospital; care for children in the fascinating environment of the Austin State Hospital, established 150 years ago; and learn outpatient skills in the innovative, multidisciplinary Texas Child Study Center. Here, the faculty are devoted to helping you develop into an excellent clinician and to helping you find and hone your special talents or interests in the rapidly changing field of child and adolescent psychiatry.

While your work days will be filled with a wealth of learning experiences, the minimal call requirements and family friendly attitude of the program will afford you time for your personal life in one of the most interesting cities in the nation. Music, outdoor activities, sports, political action, theatre and film, and a quirky local atmosphere make Austin a unique and stimulating place to live.

We are proud of where our program has been and excited about where it is going in the future. If you decide to train here, you will be a part of that future. Please check out our website; we hope you will find it informative. If you have any other questions, please contact us. We look forward to hearing from you.

Jane Ripperger-Suhler, MD Training Director

Kira Carey, MD Associate Training Director