A total of nine Texas university campuses have just been awarded $5 million in state grants to bolster forensic psychiatrists. Gov. Abbott released the full details on Monday.
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A total of nine medical training centers located on university campuses will receive a portion of these grant funds for forensic psychiatry fellowships. These serve as wonderful opportunities for licensed physicians pursuing mental health careers in Texas, according to the Office of the Texas Governor.
The office describes forensic psychiatry as “a subspecialty that applies to psychiatric expertise in civil, criminal, and administrative legal proceedings and includes evaluations, treatment, and research related to safety and risk mitigation.”
These grants awarded to institutions will be used to develop one-year fellowship programs…