Dr. Patricia M. Butler

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University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Medical School
Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
ProfessorAppointed: 1990
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Medical School
Academic Affairs
Office of Educational Programs
Associate DeanAppointed: 1995
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Medical School
Educational Programs
Office of Graduate Medical Education
Associate Dean

Mailing Address

MSB G.024
University of Texas - Houston Medical School
6431 Fannin
Houston, Texas 77030
United States

Contact Information

Phone: (713) 500-5140
Fax: (713) 500-0603
Patricia.Butler@uth.tmc.edu

Qualifications

MBCHB, Aberdeen University Medical School, Scotland, 1965.

Expertise and Research Interests

Child and adolescent depression
Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy
Conduct disorders in children
Play therapy
Childhood diseases
Psychiatric disorders in children and adolescents
Undergraduate medical education
Graduate medical education
Medical education curriculum reform
Web-based medical education courseware
Technology in medical education

Other Expertise

Professional Organizations:
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry; American Psychiatric Association; Texas Medical Association; Houston Psychiatric Society - Vice President also serving on Ethics Committee, Executive Committee, Program Committee; Houston Tourette Syndrome Association Board;Association for Medical Education in Europe; Medical Education Financing Task Force - 2000;Ad Hoc Reviewer, Academic Medicine.

Keywords

COS Keywords:

Adolescent Health, Adolescent Psychology, Adolescents, Child Psychiatry, Depression, Psychiatry.

Additional Terms:

Adolescent Behavior, Adolescent Health, Adolescent Psychiatry, Child Behavior, Child Health, Child Psychiatry, Graduate Medical Education, Medical Education Curriculum Reform, Medical Education Technology, Psychiatric Education, Psychosocial, Undergraduate Medical Education, Web-Based Courseware.

Memberships

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
American Psychiatric Association
Association for Medical Education in Europe
Houston Psychiatric Society
Medical Education Financing Task Force
Texas Medical Association

Honors and Awards

1999, Fellowship in Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) Program for Women, L. Maximilian Buja, M.D., Dean, MCP Hahnemann University, Academic Medicine
1998, Special Recognition Award, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Alliance, UT-HMS, Residency Training Program
1998, Outstanding Administrator Award, Class of 1998, University of Texas - Houston Health Science Center

Previous Positions

1990-2001, Clinical Associate Professor, The Texas A&M Health Science Center, Baylor College of Medicine
1990-1997, Associate Professor, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Medical School, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
1988-1990, Assistant Dean, The Texas A&M Health Science Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Office of Student Affairs
1987-1990, Associate Professor, The Texas A&M Health Science Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Clinical Psychiatry
1981-1987, Assistant Professor, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Pediatrics
1980-1987, Assistant Professor, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Medical School, Psychiatry and Pediatrics

Funding Received

  • National Board of Medical Examiners: Implementation of 4th-Year OSCE, $30,000, October 1995 to .
  • Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund Board: Non-Profit Hospitals and Healthcare Clinics, $56,813, May 2000 to .
  • Josiah Macy Foundation: Development of Senior OSCE, $30,000, May 1995 to .
  • Houston Endowment Foundation: Summer Enrichment Program, $60,000, May 1994 to May 1997.
  • University of Texas-Houston Health Science Center: Program Enhancement Grant for Problem-Based Learning, $195,000, May 1994 to May 1996.
  • University of Texas-Houston Health Science Center: Program Enhancement Grant for the M.D./M.P.H. 5-Year Program, $240,000, May 1993 to May 1996.
  • University of Texas-Houston Health Science Center: Program Enhancement Grant for the Summer Enrichment Program, $64,500, May 1993 to May 1996.
  • Josiah Macy Foundation: Gulf Coast Regional Consortium for the Assessment of Performance/Implementation of the 2nd-Year OSCE, $300,000, May 1992 to May 1995.
  • Houston Endowment Foundation: Summer Enrichment Program, $60,000, Jun 1996 to Jun 1998.
  • Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund Board: Discovery Grant Program, $1,000,000, January 1999 to .

Publications

  • Butler PM, Perkowski LC, University of Texas-Houston Medical School, Academic Medicine, 75(9 Suppl), S370-2, September 2000 Abstract
  • Butler, P.M. (Frederick Sierles MD, ed.), Child and adolescent development and psychopathology, Behavior Science for Medical Students, 1992
  • Sofinowski RE, Butler PM, Munchausen syndrome by proxy: a review, Texas Medicine, 87(10), 66-9, October 1991 Abstract
  • Sofinowski, R.E., Butler, P., Munchausen syndrome by proxy: A review., Tex Med, 10, 66-69, 1991
  • Pfefferbaum, B., Butler, P., Mullins, D., Copeland, D.R., Benzodiazepine toxicity in children: Two case histories, Journal of Clin Psych, 48, 450-451, 1987
  • Risser, W.L., Mullins, D., Butler, P., West, M.S., Psychiatric disorders in adolescent females with abdominal pain, Adol Health, 8, 431-435, 1987
  • Baker, J.G., Butler, P.M., Issues in psychotherapy with chronically ill adolescents, Journal of Child Adol, 4, 186-191, 1987
  • Michael, R., Butler, P.M., Pfefferbaum, B., Conley, S.B., Suhr, M.A., End- stage renal disease: Impact on educational and psychosocial adjustment of adolescents, Hou Med J, 2, 59-65, 1986

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