Howdy, y'all. I have been in Austin, Texas, now for about 8 months and I'm practicing my Texan. One of my faculty members from Lubbock, Dr Lowell McRoberts, has been trying to teach me how to understand and speak Texan. There is still a lot to learn. Anyway, my [Medscape] editor and I wanted to do something a little bit different that might be of interest to general psychiatric practitioners and others who come to Medscape—namely, to discuss the building of a brand-new psychiatry department. With that in mind, how are we doing it? I would like your feedback; I'm curious as to whether you find this thought-provoking or interesting.
Dell Medical School
To frame this, I first want to talk about what is going on here in Austin. The University of Texas in Austin has embarked on creating a brand-new medical school. Dell Medical Schoolis the first new medical school at a tier 1 research university in over 50 years. That alone makes it relatively unique. It has an unusual foundation. First of all, it is based heavily on both philanthropy and community support. The Michael & Susan Dell Foundation committed significantly to forming the medical school, and we are grateful for that.
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Launching a Psychiatry Program (and a Med School) From Scratch
Stephen M. Strakowski, MD
DisclosuresJanuary 10, 2017
Howdy, y'all. I have been in Austin, Texas, now for about 8 months and I'm practicing my Texan. One of my faculty members from Lubbock, Dr Lowell McRoberts, has been trying to teach me how to understand and speak Texan. There is still a lot to learn. Anyway, my [Medscape] editor and I wanted to do something a little bit different that might be of interest to general psychiatric practitioners and others who come to Medscape—namely, to discuss the building of a brand-new psychiatry department. With that in mind, how are we doing it? I would like your feedback; I'm curious as to whether you find this thought-provoking or interesting.
Dell Medical School
To frame this, I first want to talk about what is going on here in Austin. The University of Texas in Austin has embarked on creating a brand-new medical school. Dell Medical Schoolis the first new medical school at a tier 1 research university in over 50 years. That alone makes it relatively unique. It has an unusual foundation. First of all, it is based heavily on both philanthropy and community support. The Michael & Susan Dell Foundation committed significantly to forming the medical school, and we are grateful for that.
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Stephen M. Strakowski, MD
Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, Psychology, and Biomedical Engineering, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine; Senior Vice President, Strategy and Transformation, University of Cincinnati Health, Cincinnati, Ohio
Disclosure: Stephen M. Strakowski, MD, has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships:
Serve(d) as a director, officer, partner, employee, advisor, consultant, or trustee for: Roche; Procter & Gamble; Novartis; Sunovion
Received income in an amount equal to or greater than $250 from: Roche; Procter & Gamble; Novartis; Sunovion; Oxford University Press