UW Medicine newsroom | October 15, 2021
Mental health in our region took a huge step forward with the groundbreaking of a new building at UW Medical Center–Northwest to care for patients and train the next generation of behavioral health providers. “In two short years, we will open a state-of-the-art training facility to heal visible and invisible injuries,” said Jürgen Unützer, MD, MPH, MA. The story was covered in The Seattle Times, KOMO Radio, KING 5 and FOX 13.
Department news | September 30, 2021
With philanthropic support, the AIMS Center and the University of Washington have partnered with the Lummi Tribal Health Center (LTHC) to develop an integrated care rotation for senior psychiatry residents that focuses on delivering care via telepsychiatry to a rural, Coast Salish indigenous population in northwestern Washington state.
Department news | September 30, 2021
The Behavioral Health Workforce Expansion and Lifelong Learning (BWELL) program will develop new training opportunities that complement our existing programs for medical students, psychology and psychiatry residents.
The Seattle Times | May 20, 2021
The Ballmer Group’s $38 million commitment to address the state’s shortage of mental-health professionals is extraordinary in both size and strategy, including $3 million to fund a new undergraduate Behavioral Health Support Specialist program developed by the UW Medicine Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences.
Department news | May 27, 2021
The Psychiatry Residency Program is excited to launch a new Population Mental Health Rotation next year thanks to a generous donation from The Quell Foundation.
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, […]
