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Position desired: full-time telepsychiatrist

At present I am a telepsychiatrist for Burrell Behavioral Health based in Springfield, Missouri and have held this position since October, 2018. My duties include psychiatric evaluations and medication management of patients in out-patient settings, ages 12-90. Prior to this work, I was the head psychiatrist for the VA clinic in Tyler, Texas, where I did one year of in-person practice and two years of telepsychiatry work with veterans. I previously retired from the position of clinical director at a large Texas state psychiatric hospital. I have been trained on 5 different EMR systems. I am looking for full-time telesychiatric position where my skills of over 50 years of practice can best be utilized and compensated. My current active medical licenses are in Texas and Missouri, and I am willing to apply for licensing in other states, as well.

Personal:

DOB: July 25, 1941

Married to Paula Bates for 55 years

4 children, 13 grandchildren

Education:

Homer High Scholl, 1959, Valedictorian 4.0 GPA

Louisiana Tech, Ruston, La. Pre-med 1959-1961 4.0 GPA

Medical:

LSU School of Medicine, New Orleans, La., 1961-1965, MD degree, Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, President. Top high-ranking graduate “Highest Ideals of Medicine” Award.

Internship: Fitzsimons General Hospital, US Army, Denver, Colorado, 1965-1966, rotating

US Army Medical Corps, Major, 1964-1969, combat in Vietnam, 1967-1968, Combat Medical Badge, Bronze Star

Internship: Fitzsimons General Hospital, Denver, Colorado, rotating 1965-1966

Residencies

Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas

Pediatrics, 1969-1971

Psychiatry 1991-1994

Board certified in pediatrics, 1974, lifetime certification

Board certified Psychiatry 1998, recertified, 2008, registered for recertification exam February, 2020.

Medical licenses in Texas and Missouri

Buprenorphine certified

Devereux Cleo Wallace, Westminster, Colorado, child-adolescent inpatient, outpatient, residential treatment, 2000-2002.

Medical director of Azleway Residential Center, Tyler, Texas, for 20 years.

Lead psychiatrist: Adolescent mental health services, UTMB, Texas DOC, 2002-2012

Clinical Director: Rusk State Hospital, 2012-2015

Lead Staff psychiatrist: Tyler VA clinic, NTX VA Hospital, 2015-2018, telepsychiatry

Current:

Burrell Behavioral Health, Springfield, Missouri, outpatient clinic, telepsychiatrist, Oct 2018-present. Caseload of adolescent and adult patients, addiction programs.

Publications:

“Cognitive Remediation Training in Texas State Hospital Patients: Current Psychiatry, April, 2016.

Making Your Brain Hum: 12 Weeks to a Smarter You., Brown Books, Dallas, 2016.

Special Awards:

Best Texas Psychiatric Program, 2015, Wellness Program at Rusk State Hospital, adopted by Hospital Joint Commission as “Best Practice.”

Lifetime Member, American Mensa

Mensa National Award, Intellectual Benefits to Society, 2015.

Presenter: Texas Commission on Aging, Houston Conference, June, 2019

Skills:

Electronic medical records (5 types), dictation, typing

Proficient at telepsychiatry, 3 + years’ experience

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