Supports implementation and administration of clinical contracts, including: 1) Psychiatric Residency Stipend Program through annual review of proposals from Medical Schools and Local Public Health authorities, review and revision of contracts annually, development of new rotations and statements of work (SOW), allocation of funds, tracking of program data, and approval of invoices for payment; 2) UTHealth Houston Telepsychiatry Program that involves placement of telepsychiatry resources, ongoing monitoring of the program through regular meetings with contractor, tracking program data, and approval of invoices for payment; and 3) contract with Texas A&M Rural and Community Health Institute for PSO services, nursing peer review, and physician peer review through annual review of program, determination of current needs, development of amendments to SOW, tracking program data, and ongoing meetings with contractor. Represents the SHS in the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors Medical Directors Consortium, provides liaison to academic departments of psychiatry statewide, and attends statewide stakeholder workgroup meetings and other local and national forums as directed by the Associate Commissioner.