The Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Psychiatry Residency at Baylor College of Medicine is fully accredited by the Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education for four-year residency training in General Psychiatry, two-year fellowship training in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and one-year fellowship training in Addiction Psychiatry, Geriatric Psychiatry, Women's Mental Health, Forensic Psychiatry and Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry. With respect to psychology training programs, Baylor College of Medicine offers a one-year APA-accredited Psychology Internship program, as well as a one-year APPIC-accredited postdoctoral Psychology Fellowship program. Additionally, Baylor College of Medicine offers a one-year Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychiatry Fellowship.
The Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences commits to training eager residents and fellows in general and child psychiatry and psychologists. Besides the lectures and bookwork, trainees are educated by having the experience of working with real people who are seeking real help at Houston-area hospitals and the Baylor Psychiatry Clinic.
Trainees take rotations at affiliated hospitals in the Texas Medical Center: Houston Methodist Hospital, Ben Taub Hospital, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and Texas Children's Hospital.
Trainees also can choose an elective rotation in their third or fourth year at The Menninger Clinic, where patients receive a broad range of therapies that emphasize treatment methods utilizing psychopharmacological medications and psychotherapies. Trainees are supervised by senior staff members, throughout each affiliated area, who oversee their work.
Undergraduate Medical Education
The Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences provides Baylor College of Medicine medical students a wide range of learning opportunities to enhance knowledge and clinical skills to perform psychiatric evaluations, diagnoses, and evidence-based treatment strategies while improving rapport and communication skills. Our students first attend foundational sciences curriculum courses and then clinical curriculum courses. Students are able to choose sub-internship and elective courses as well.
Program Offerings
Residency
Graduate Medical Education Fellowships
- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship
- Geriatric Psychiatry Fellowship
- Women's Mental Health
- Special Fellowship in Advanced Psychiatry - South Central Mental Illness Research, Education, & Clinical Center
- Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship
- Psychology Fellowship
- Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Fellowship
- Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychiatry Fellowship
Psychology Programs
Training Verification
All general adult residency training verifications should be submitted to Molly Connor/Shawva Lovelady. There is a $75 charge for verifications for all trainees who have been out of the program for two years or longer. There is also a $75 charge for verifications within two years of program exit if five verifications have already been completed. You may submit your verification request via mail, email, or fax:
Molly Connor
Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Baylor College of Medicine
1977 Butler Blvd., Suite E4.400
Houston, TX 77030
Email: psychiatry_residency@bcm.edu
Fax: (713) 798-1479
If you submit payment with your mailed-in request, the verification will be completed and returned in a timely fashion. Requests that are faxed or emailed will receive a request for payment; once payment is received, the verification will be completed and returned.
Texas Psychiatry Chief Resident Leadership Retreat 2025
The Texas Psychiatry Chief Resident Leadership Retreat is an immersive, full-day event designed to empower the next generation of psychiatry leaders. Each year, psychiatry chief residents from across Texas come together to build lasting professional networks, exchange innovative ideas, and share practical strategies for navigating the challenges of their unique chief resident roles. Through interactive workshops and skill-building sessions, participants strengthen their communication, collaboration, and leadership skills—preparing them to make a meaningful impact within their programs and beyond.
Date: August 22, 2025
Time: 9am-5pm
Cost: Free
Parking: $10 in the adjacent parking lot
Breakfast and lunch will be provided.
Please complete the following form if you are interested in participating in this year’s retreat: 2025 BCM Texas Psychiatry Chief Resident Retreat
For questions regarding the retreat, please contact Vanessa Swatzell at vanessa.swatzell@bcm.edu.