Department news | May 27, 2021
A $3.7 Million gift from Ballmer Group will help the UW Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences develop a new program that aims to train bachelor-level practitioners as behavioral health support specialists (BHSS) to deliver evidence-based psychosocial treatments in primary care and other medical settings.
The Daily | April 12, 2021
James Lee, MD, a first-year psychiatry resident, noticed how xenophobic and racist reactions was affecting the communities he was part of. Lee published a paper in the New England Journal of Medicine outlining six tips on how to make changes with a lasting impact in healthcare spaces.
Department News | March 31, 2021
At the end of February, our third cohort of the Community Based Integrated Care Fellowship completed their year-long training as part of the Integrated Care Training Program (ICTP) suite of programs. This program provides a foundation in Integrated Care to psychiatrists and psychiatric nurse practitioners who are already in practice in their communities. Modeled after […]
KCTS 9 | March 18, 2021
Diversity at US medical schools has barely inched forward in the past 40 years, and underrepresented students still face countless barriers to getting a medical degree. Mark Snowden, MD, shares his experiences in this Crosscut video aired on KCTS 9.
Department news | October 30, 2020
In July 2021, the newly ACGME accredited four-year, Idaho-based UW Boise Psychiatry Residency Program will start training PGY1 residents! This program is an expansion of our very successful UW Idaho Psychiatry Residency two-year track which will phase out after it graduates its last class of residents in 2024. The four-year Boise Program, directed by Kirsten Aaland, MD, […]
Psychiatric News | February 28, 2020
To build a workforce equipped to provide effective mental health care in primary care and other settings, we have to think beyond traditional training programs like residencies and fellowships. Jacynda Wheeler shares firsthand insight into the innovative, employment-friendly Community-Based Integrated Care Fellowship funded by the Washington state legislature that is bringing integrated care skills to […]
NBC Montana | August 26, 2019
Billings Clinic has begun a program to help train psychiatrists with the hope some of them will stay in Montana, where there is a shortage. The Montana Track, directed by Julie Kelso, MD, is the first-ever psychiatry residency program in Montana.
The Washington Nurse | June 1, 2018
Cara Towle gives examples of how nurses are vital components of the telemental health services provided by UW Medicine, including the Psychiatry Consultation and Telepsychiatry (PCAT) program, the Psychiatry and Addictions Case Consultation (PACC) series, and their liaison role in Collaborative Care.
The ASCO Post | January 25, 2017
Roberto Montenegro, MD, PhD, a Fellow in the UW Child and Adolescent Psychiatry program, talks about the ramifications of microaggressions on medical trainees, the impact of bias on patient care, and how medical institutions can create environments that blunt microaggressions and support underrepresented medical students and physicians during training.
APA Psych News | July 28, 2017
As the first fellows of the new Integrated Care Fellowship, Seeta Patel, MD, and Sara Haack, MD, MPH, reflect on their experiences in the program.
