Department news | December 31, 2017
All Patients Safe: Suicide Prevention for Medical Professionals, an online training that fulfills the new state law requiring health professionals to complete a one-time training in suicide assessment, treatment, and management, had a tremendously successful launch in mid-November. Nearly 750 providers signed up in the first month and 175 people have completed the training thus […]
Department news | December 31, 2017
A team consisting of Jennifer Piel, MD, JD, Sarah Kopelovich, PhD, Kate Michaelsen, MD, Deborah Cowley, MD, and project manager Susan Reynolds completed and submitted to the Washington State legislature a superb analysis and proposal for high-quality forensic teaching services. In collaboration with Western State Hospital (WSH), Department of Social and Health Services, and the Office of Forensic Mental Health Services, the proposal […]
Department news | October 31, 2017
The School Mental Health Assessment, Research and Training (SMART) Center received funding from the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences (IES) for a new, two year Postdoctoral Research Training Program in School Mental Health. The focus of the new fellowship is to prepare education researchers to conduct relevant, high-quality research focused on the […]
Department news | October 31, 2017
The mental health workforce in the United States has long faced a disproportionate lack of diversity compared to the patients it treats. According to a 2014 study, 21% of psychiatrists identify as being from a racial or ethnic minority group compared to 37% of Americans who identified as nonwhite in the 2012 census. A lack of […]
Department news | September 30, 2017
The Integrated Care Training Program is currently accepting applications for a new Community-Based Integrated Care Fellowship. The fellowship, modeled after employed MBA programs, is a CME-accredited, year-long training program designed for psychiatric providers, including psychiatrists and psychiatric ARNPs and PAs, who are seeking additional training to deliver integrated care in community-based settings. The program is […]
Department news | September 30, 2017
Around 20% of resident physicians meet criteria for major depressive disorder, while more than 50% meet criteria for burnout. To begin to address these challenges, Matthew MacKinnon, MD (PGY-3) and co-investigator Lionel Perez, MD (PGY-2) are leading a multistage study called the University of Washington Resident Physician Well-Being Initiative (UW WBI). Stage one is a biannual longitudinal observational survey […]
Department news | May 31, 2017
Rashad Hardaway, MD, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellow, and Seon Kum, MD, a 2016 graduate of our residency program, have papers that will be published in a forthcoming special issue of the Journal of Gay and Lesbian Mental Health on LGBTQ People of Color. The special issue is being guest edited by Vivek Datta, MD, MPH, a […]
Department news | April 30, 2017
More than ninety clinical faculty and alumni gathered at the Seattle Yacht Club in April for a fun-filled continuing education event. The program focused on ethical issues in mental health care. Mark Sullivan, MD, and clinical faculty member and alum Jed Myers, MD, led a discussion about informed consent for psychotherapy, and clinical faculty member and alum Sara […]
Department news | April 30, 2017
Jesse Markman, MD, MBA, assisted by Pat Areán, PhD, and Heidi Combs, MD, has developed a new Mentorship Development Program (MDP) for faculty in our department. This exciting six-month, one morning per month, small-group and interactive program aims to help faculty members be as confident and effective as possible as mentors. The first (pilot) run of this […]
Department news | March 31, 2017
Seventeen faculty members, trainees, and staff from our department and affiliated residencies attended the annual meeting of the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training (AADPRT) in San Francisco. Presentations by our faculty and trainees covered a wide range of topics in psychiatric education, including peer mentoring for mutual care (Suzanne Murray, MD), developing […]
