Rural Psychiatry residencies?

[spaslam]

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I am interested in rural psychiatry training. Anyone know of any programs that are dedicated to rural training? I see ECU, Washington and Wright State have rural training. Any others in the NorthEast?

 

[atsai3]

I am interested in rural psychiatry training. Anyone know of any programs that are dedicated to rural training? I see ECU, Washington and Wright State have rural training. Any others in the NorthEast?

Not sure if you're referring to Univ of Washington or Washington U (St Louis), but U of Wash has two rural psychiatry training tracks. One is the "Spokane Track" (residents spend PGY1 & 2 in Seattle, PGY 3 & 4 in Spokane, Wash) and the "Boise Track" (PGY 3 & 4 in Boise, Idaho). The Boise Track was just approved this year.

-AT.

 

[PsychMD2100]

University of New Mexico has a rural psychiatry elective. NM is one of the most underserved states when it comes to mental health care. Some individuals will actually fly to remote parts of NM to do weekly or bi-weekly clinics in far-off parts of the state. Psychiatry for native American populations is big there.

 

[Chewbacca Jung]

Yes, UNM has a great program that works with many scattered hispanic and native american populations throughout new mexico. They also have a great tradition of tele-psychiatry. They have a rural track that partners with the Indian Health Service.

Colorado has a national center for research in mental health for native americans and alaskans.

Oregon has a 3 months of required community psychiatry which can be done prectically anywhere. And they have electives set up to migrant workers and to nearby indian reservations.

Yale has a huge Hispanic clinic and gets intake from the surrounding rural areas. They are looking at creating an ACT team that works with migrant workers.

 

[dannyinaustin]

I've heard great things about the Colorado program.

 

[PsychMD2100]

University of Washington also has been nationally recognized for its rural psych as part of the WWAMI (Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, Idaho) Consortium. Even if you don't end up practicing as a rural psychiatrist, I know a number of residents do work at very remote sites.