Lia Thomas, M.D.

Dr. Lia Thomas is a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, TX. She joined the UTSW faculty in 2007, and in 2015, she began as Associate Program Director of the Dallas VA Medical Center for the General Psychiatry Residency Program. In 2021, she also became the Associate Program Director for Recruitment Strategies. Dr. Thomas is the Director of Mental Health Education, Training and Research, which develops and coordinates learning and scholarly opportunities for all VA North Texas Health Care System Mental Health Service staff. Clinically, Dr. Thomas works on the Mental Health Trauma Services Team, an interdisciplinary team focused on providing evidenced based care to Veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder.

Dr. Thomas is passionate about education and the development of psychiatry learning of medical trainees at all levels and is involved in committees at both the Association of Directors of Medical Student Education in Psychiatry and the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training. Her academic interests include diversity and inclusion curriculum in psychiatric education, equitable residency recruitment practices, and resident workforce issues. Dr. Thomas has contributed numerous articles and book chapters and is on the editorial board of the journal Academic Psychiatry.

Undergraduate

Smith College (1999), Neuroscience

Medical School

Tulane University (2003), Medicine

Featured Publications

Recruitment of Black Men and Women into Academic Psychiatry.

Thomas LA, Balon R, Beresin EV, Coverdale J, Brenner AM, Guerrero APS, Louie AK, Roberts LW, Acad Psychiatry 2019 Jul

A Dark Spot on a White Canvas: Thoughts on Being a Black Academic Psychiatrist.

Thomas LA Acad Psychiatry 2019 Jan

Exploring Career Choice Among Black Psychiatry Interns: an Exploratory Qualitative Study.

Morreale MK, Rakofsky J, Beck Dallaghan GL, Russo RA, Thomas LA, Balon R, Acad Psychiatry 2023 Jul

Future Frontiers in Medical Education.

Thomas LA, Acad Psychiatry 2022 06 46 3 281-282

Enhancing the Pipeline for a Diverse Workforce.

Capers Q, Thomas L, Psychiatr Clin North Am 2022 06 45 2 297-302

Psychiatry Residency Directors' Attitudes Toward and Uses of the Medical Student Performance Evaluation and Other Potential Tools for Residency Selection.

Russo RA, Hameed U, Ibrahim Y, Joshi A, Kerlek AJ, Klapheke M, Kovach JG, Raml DM, Schatte D, Thomas LA, Rakofsky JJ, Acad Psychiatry 2022 Apr

The 2021 Survey of the Association of Directors of Medical Student Education in Psychiatry.

Russo RA, Blazek MC, Thomas LA, Acad Psychiatry 2021 Sep

What Should Faculty Advisors Know Before Advising Students Applying to Psychiatry Residency.

Thomas LA, Schatte D, Briscoe G, Lehmann S, Patel SB, Acad Psychiatry 2021 Mar

Making Feedback Meaningful: Using Student and Supervisor Feedback.

Russo RA, Thomas LA, Shah J Acad Psychiatry 2018 Feb

The 2016 Survey of the Association of Directors of Medical Student Education in Psychiatry.

Thomas LA, Dallaghan GB, Balon RM Acad Psychiatry 2018 Jan

• Irma Bland, MD Certificate of Excellence in Teaching Residents
  American Psychiatric Association (2023)
• Scholarly Publication Award
  Association of Directors of Medical Student Education in Psychiatry (2021-2022)
• Southwest Academy of Teachers
  UT Southwestern Medical Center (2019)
• Outstanding Contribution to Medical Student Education Award
  Department of Psychiatry, UT Southwestern (2017)
• Nancy C. A. Roeske, MD Certificate of Recognition for Excellence in Medical Student Education
  American Psychiatric Association (2015)
• Innovations Award
  Association of Directors of Medical Student Education in Psychiatry (2014)

• American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training
• American Psychiatric Association
• Association of Directors of Medical Student Education in Psychiatry
• North Texas Society of Psychiatric Physicians
• Texas Society of Psychiatric Physicians