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Co-Chair

Rakesh Jain

MD, MPH
Clinical Professor
Texas Tech - Permian Basin

Rakesh Jain, MD, MPH, attended medical school at the University of Calcutta in India. He then attended graduate school at the University of Texas School of Public Health in Houston, where he was awarded a “National Institute/Center for Disease Control Competitive Traineeship”. His research thesis focused on impact of substance abuse. He graduated from the School of Public Health in 1987 with a Masters of Public Health (MPH) degree.

Dr. Jain served a three-year residency in Psychiatry at the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Texas Medical School at Houston. He followed that by obtaining further specialty training, by undergoing a two-year fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. In addition, Dr. Jain completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Research Psychiatry at the University of Texas Mental Sciences Institute, in Houston. He was awarded the “National Research Service Award” for the support of this postdoctoral fellowship.

2026 Sessions

Advanced Psychopharmacology Intensive: Emerging Neurobiologic Targets and Metabolic Pathways Reshaping Psychiatric Treatment

  • Speaker
    • Brittany Albright
    • Rakesh Jain
    • David Plante

Out of the Darkness: Walking in Unity After Patient Loss

  • Speaker
    • Jill Harkavy-Friedman
    • Rakesh Jain

Solving Clinical Challenges: Untangling Sleep Problems in Psychiatric Practice

  • Speaker
    • Philip Gehrman
    • Rakesh Jain
    • Hara Oyedeji

Latest Discoveries & Emerging Trends in MDD

  • Speaker
    • Rakesh Jain
    • Michael Thase

When Anxiety Persists: Evidence-Based Strategies and Novel Pharmacologic Options Beyond First-Line Treatment

  • Speaker
    • Rakesh Jain
    • Manish Jha
    • Manish Jha

First-Line Decisions: Lifestyle Modification or Medication? Early Treatment Pathways for PTSD

  • Speaker
    • Rakesh Jain
    • Desiree Matthews

Psych Congress 2026: Final Thoughts and Panel Discussion

  • Speaker
    • Julie Carbray
    • Rakesh Jain
    • Greg Mattingly
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