The Department of Family and Community Medicine is seeking an outstanding behavioral health fellow to be an integral part of our Family Medicine Residency Program. This fellowship begins in July 2025. Fellow will have the opportunity to gain supervision experience needed to earn AAMFT-Approved Supervisor Designation. Benefits include travel support for presenting at medical family therapy-related conferences.

Responsibilities: Clinical and education, including active participation in integrated behavioral health services, resident education, and supervision of marriage and family therapy interns, and research, including completing own research activities, collaborating with Family Medicine faculty and residents on departmental research projects, and grant writing.

The Department of Family and Community Medicine is recruiting a fellow with the following experience and credentials:

o   Graduated from COAMFTE-accredited doctoral program and completed training in integrated behavioral health care

o   Demonstrated clinical competence, including competency in working with culturally diverse populations

o   Competency in providing therapeutic interventions to individuals, families, couples, and groups with behavioral health problems in a primary care setting.

o   Record of scholarly activity and producing medical family therapy/family medicine research

o   Willingness to engage in collaborative research partnerships

o   Eligible for AAMFT Approved Supervisor designation

o   License-eligible for MFT licensure in the State of Texas

All Interested persons should submit electronically, a cover letter, curriculum vitae, doctoral transcript (unofficial transcripts are expected before an application can be fully reviewed), and contact information for three (3) recommenders.

UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community.  As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status.

This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information. To the extent this position requires the holder to research, work on, or have access to critical infrastructure as defined in Section 113.001(2) of the Texas Business and Commerce Code, the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the critical infrastructure is a minimum qualification to be hired and to continue to be employed in the position.

Appointment rank will be commensurate with academic accomplishment and experience. Consideration may be given to applicants seeking less than a full-time schedule.

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