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Program profile · Texas

Psychiatry residency at UT Tyler Health Science Center

Last verified July 27, 2026 · Checked against the program's official website

Verified facts

Checked against official sources on July 27, 2026.

Program
General Psychiatry Residency Program
Sponsoring institution
University of Texas at Tyler Health Science Center
Location
Tyler, Texas
Program type
General (adult) psychiatry
Training length
Four years (PGY-1 to PGY-4)
Accreditation
ACGME-accredited. See the ACGME ADS finder for the program's current accreditation status and identifier.

Reported by the program

The program describes the following on its official website, reviewed on July 27, 2026.

Program director
Yasin Ibrahim, MD, MSc, associate professor of psychiatry and director of the psychiatry residency program.
Setting
The program describes a general psychiatry residency at the University of Texas at Tyler Health Science Center in East Texas, with a diverse patient population across outpatient behavioral health and inpatient settings, conveniently located near Dallas and Houston.
Emphasis
The program says it blends rigorous academic instruction with hands-on clinical practice and emphasizes wellness, teamwork, and cultural competency.

shrinkiatry context

UT Tyler's program is a general psychiatry residency anchored at an East Texas health-science center and affiliated with UT Health East Texas, giving residents regional and community psychiatry exposure away from the big metros. It's in Tyler, in East Texas. Some directories misprint its location, but the program is in Tyler, Texas.

Pay and visa policy, as published

Read from official pages on September 29, 2026 for the Psychiatry Residency Salary and Data Report. Confirm current figures with the program.

Resident pay
PGY-1 $64,168, PGY-2 $66,664, PGY-3 $69,160, PGY-4 $71,656 (table labeled 2026-2027). The table is the sponsoring institution's scale for all residents. Source: official page.
Visa policy
Not stated on the official pages we checked. Ask the program directly.
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Sources

  1. University of Texas at Tyler, Psychiatry Residency Welcome. https://www.uttyler.edu/academics/colleges-schools/medicine/departments/graduate-medical-education/psychiatry-residency/
  2. ACGME, Accreditation Data System public finder (for current accreditation status and program id). https://apps.acgme.org/ads/public/

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