Patricia Butler, MD
Vice Dean for Educational Programs
Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Email: Patricia.Butler@uth.tmc.edu
Phone: 713-500-5140
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Biography
Patricia Butler, MD, is the vice dean for Educational Programs and Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at McGovern Medical School. She received her MBChB. degree from Aberdeen University Medical School in Aberdeen, Scotland. Butler initially trained in pediatrics and later in psychiatry and child psychiatry. She is board-certified in adult and child psychiatry. She has held her current position for 22 years and oversees the undergraduate, graduate medical education and continuing medical education programs. She is a member of several professional organizations, and serves on a number of local, state and national committees. She was appointed to the LCME in 2012, is a regular member of LCME site-visit teams, and is a past member of the ACGME Institutional Review Committee.
Education
Medical Degree
Aberdeen University Medical School, Scotland
Residency
Pediatrics, Princess Margaret Hospital, Australia
Fellowship
Pediatric Hematology, Royal Children’s Hospital, Australia
Residency
Psychiatry, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Residency
Child Psychiatry, Baylor College of Medicine
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