QUERI E-news | October 1, 2015
Principal Investigator John Fortney, PhD, is overseeing a new implementation trial of the Telemedicine Outreach for PTSD (TOP) program in six rural Veterans Integrated Service Networks.
News & Stories
How to handle post traumatic stress
King 5 News | October 1, 2015
In the wake of the mass shooting at Umpqua College in Oregon, Doug Zatzick, MD, talks about how this incident can bring about PTSD symptoms, how to recognize those symptoms and how to recalibrate life after a traumatic event.
Deb Cowley named Vice Chair for Faculty Development
Department news | September 30, 2015
In February, Deb Cowley, MD became Vice Chair of Education after many years of service as Residency Director. In addition to focusing her energy and enthusiasm on our education programs, Deb has also developed an outstanding junior faculty mentorship program and has recently been named Vice Chair for Faculty Development. Working with staff member Jane […]
Diane Powers appointed Associate Director for Research
Department news | September 30, 2015
After an extensive search, Diane Powers, MA has been asked to step into a new role as Associate Director for Research for our department. In this new role, she will collaborate with the Department’s research faculty to develop and implement a comprehensive strategic plan that will significantly grow our sponsored projects portfolio and support this […]
Residency Research Program expands
Department news | September 30, 2015
The Department’s research training efforts recently received a major boost from an R25 grant awarded by the National Institute of Mental Health. The five-year grant will support the UW Psychiatry Resident Research Program (PRRP) and will help double the number of residents in the research training track from two per year to four per year. […]
Department awarded $12 million PCORI Grant
Department news | September 30, 2015
Our Department received $12 million from the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to test a telepsychiatry extension of the Collaborative Care model for patients with PTSD or bipolar disorder in rural primary care clinics. This is the largest award to our department in a long time and it will become the largest treatment trial […]
Study team looks at traumatic events
Department news | September 30, 2015
The Trauma Survivors Outcomes and Support (TSOS) study team assesses the impact of traumatic life events on injured patients at the Harborview Level I Trauma Center, as well as across emergency departments and trauma centers nationally. Currently funded by NIH and the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), the team conducts comparative effectiveness trials investigating […]
Welcome to Tom Soeprono
Department news | September 30, 2015
Tom Soeprono, MD, joins our Education team as the UWMC faculty site coordinator for the medical student clerkship and as our UWMC Associate Residency Director. Dr. Soeprono is a graduate of our Psychiatry Residency and Psychosomatic Medicine Fellowship Program. He is particularly interested in developing innovative, point-of-care teaching methods for educating students and residents on […]
Psychiatry Residency Idaho Track Program Director transition
Department news | September 30, 2015
The director of the Psychiatry Residency’s Idaho Advanced Clinician Track for 8 years, Jeralyn Jones, MD, will step down as of September 30. Under her leadership, this regional track has expanded in size and gained in national stature. She has successfully garnered state funding for the program, recruited excellent residents, and been an outstanding and […]
New Integrated Care Training Program
Department news | September 30, 2015
The University of Washington was recently awarded $8 million in state funds over the next two biennia for a new integrated evidence-based psychiatry training program to improve access to mental health care in Washington State. As part of this program, our department will offer up to five positions per year for Integrated Care Fellows. These […]
