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Lia Thomas, MD, Psychiatry, Dallas, TX

Lia Andrea Thomas MD


Medical Director, MH Trauma Services, VA North Texas Associate Training Director, Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Professor, Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

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  • VA North Texas Health Care System4500 S Lancaster RdDallas, TX 75216

  • Phone+1 214-857-0722

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Summary

  • Dr. Lia Thomas is a psychiatrist based in Dallas, TX, with extensive experience in suicide, trauma care, and mental illness. She earned her medical degree from Tulane University School of Medicine in 2003 and completed her psychiatry residency at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Her scholarly work includes several publications in "Academic Psychiatry" focused on medical education and psychiatry training. Dr. Thomas has received numerous awards recognizing her contributions to medical student education, including the Scholarly Publication Award from ADMSEP and the Nancy C. A. Roeske, MD Certificate from the APA.

Education & Training

  • University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
    University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterResidency, Psychiatry, 2003 - 2007
  • Tulane University School of Medicine
    Tulane University School of MedicineClass of 2003
  • Smith College
    Smith CollegeB.A., Neuroscience, 1999

Certifications & Licensure

  • TX State Medical License
    TX State Medical License 2005 - 2027
  • Psychiatry
    American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Scholarly Publication Award Association of Directors of Medical Student Education in Psychiatry (ADMSEP), 2017
  • Outstanding Contribution to Medical Student Education Award Department of Psychiatry, UT Southwestern, 2017
  • Honorable Mention, Poster Association of Academic Psychiatry (AAP), 2015
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Publications & Presentations

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Journal Articles

  • Field Guide to Boot Camp Curriculum Development  
    Gretchenjan Gavero, Lia Thomas, Academic Psychiatry
  • Making Feedback Meaningful: Using Student and Supervisor Feedback  
    Russo, R, Thomas, L, Shah, J, Academic Psychiatry, 1/1/2018
  • The 2016 Survey of the Association of Directors of Medical Student Education in Psychiatry  
    Thomas, L, Beck Dallaghan, G, Balon, R, Academic Psychiatry, 1/1/2018
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Abstracts/Posters

  • Improving faculty lectures: does including supervisors in the feedback loop help?
    Russo, Rachel, Thomas, Lia A, and Shah, Jheel, Association of Academic Psychiatry (AAP), Denver, CO, 1/1/2017
  • Coordinating medical student education across a changing curriculum
    Dr. Rachel Russo, Dr. Lia Thomas, Dr. Pershern, Dr. Trello-Rishel, 43rd Annual Meeting of the L. Thomas, Association of Directors of Medical Student Education in Psychiatry (ADMSEP), Santa Ana Pueblo, NM, 1/1/2017
  • Evaluation of Factors Driving Clerkship Grade Appeals
    N. Milburn, L. Thomas, MD Abigail Kay, MD, 42nd Annual Meeting of the Association of Directors of Medical Student Education in Psychiatry (ADMSEP), Excelsior Springs, MO, 1/1/2016
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Lectures

  • Choppy Seas or Smooth Sailing? Navigating the Faculty -Resident Relationship 
    New Orleans, LA - 1/1/2018
  • Psychiatry Workforce Issues: Proposals from the Texas Residency Programs 
    Austin, TX - 1/1/2018
  • Resident as Teacher 
    Minneapolis, MN - 1/1/2018
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