Psychiatry Residency Program

We are honored to welcome you to the Valley Health System’s Psychiatry Residency Program. Our program, founded in 2023, strives to care for the vibrant Las Vegas community, and its growing need for psychiatrists.

Our program’s mission is to develop motivated, compassionate, and competent physicians through supportive and challenging education in psychiatry. We will prepare graduates to practice personalized, evidence-based medicine within a diverse and dynamic educational setting. We offer strong mentorship, values, diversity and inclusivity by encouraging intellectual curiosity and lifelong learning with our residents throughout their four years in our program.

Our faculty comprises distinguished clinicians and educators, dedicated to providing you with a well-rounded exposure to the breadth and depth of psychiatric practice. Residents will have the opportunity to work with renowned psychiatrists who are committed to advancing mental health access, equity, and excellence through patient care, education, and leadership.

Our Core Values

• Quality: We offer the most advanced medical care available to the patients we serve.
• Respect: We respect diversity and individuality and hold each patient's unique circumstances at the forefront of clinical care decisions.
• Integrity: We are committed to regular self-evaluation striving for the best possible clinical outcomes with the appropriate optimal use of medical resources.
• Discovery: We are dedicated to advancing medical knowledge through basic science and applied clinical research and to sharing our discoveries for the benefit of society. Education: We are committed to providing outstanding education and training for current and future generations of health care professionals.
• Professionalism: We believe our faculty, staff, residents, and medical students are our greatest asset and recognize and value the contributions of each member of our health care team.
• Leadership: We are committed to developing and advancing the leadership roles or our residents and Faculty in training the next generation.
• Partnership: We pursue our clinical and academic missions in close collaboration with our health system and with key community physicians, especially those who serve as members of our voluntary clinical Faculty.

We accept eight residents per year, with a total of 32 residents in the program.

Contact Us 

Program Director:
Mujeeb U. Shad, MD, MSCS, DFAPA
VHSPsychiatry@uhsinc.com

Program Coordinator:
Kristen Sioson
702-853-3561
VHSPsychiatry@uhsinc.com