Anna Ratzliff, MD, PhD
Personal Statement
I am a national expert on collaborative care and specifically, on training teams to implement and deliver mental health treatment in primary care settings. My passion for translating complex research ideas into practical real-world applications began when I received my MD and PhD in Anatomy and Neurobiology as part of the Medical Scientist Training Program at the University of California at Irvine. I am currently a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Washington where I have developed additional expertise in suicide prevention training, mental health workforce development, adult learning best practices, and mentorship. I am the Co-Director of the AIMS Center (Advancing Integrated Mental Health Solutions) and Director of the UW Integrated Care Training Program for residents and fellows.
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Scholarly Expertise
- Addiction
- Adult Psychiatry/Psychology
- Collaborative Care / Integrated Care
- Depression
- Health services and health policy
- Implementation science
- Low resource settings
- Outpatient psychiatry/psychology
- Pragmatic clinical trials
- Primary care
- Quality Improvement (QI)
- Rural mental health
- Suicide
- Telepsychiatry/telepsychology
Teaching Philosophy
I am passionate about teaching and find that my work as a clinician teacher allows me to integrate education into all facets of my work, As a clinician, I am able to partner with my patients to help them make decisions about their health. Working as an academic psychiatrist, I have the opportunity to mentor residents as well as share in peer learning. In all of these roles, I believe the ideas that the learner should be an active contributor to the learning process, that learning should focus on solving real problems and that evaluation facilitates continuous improvement in my educational approach to guide my work as an educator.
- Exploring the implementation determinants of paraprofessional task-shared mental roles in integrated behavioral care settings in Washington State
- Family and Caregiver Training and Support Program (FACTS) pilot
- Training psychiatry residents in complex communication skills for working with clients and their supports
- WITH (Whole person Integrated Texting for Health)
- Behavioral Health Support Specialist (BHSS)
- Accountable Communities of Health
- All Patients Safe
- SPARC suicide prevention
- New York State Collaborative Care Medicaid Program
- Rural Mental Health Integration Initiative (RMHII)
- Collaborating to Heal Addiction and Mental Health in Primary Care (CHAMP)
