Lora Wichser
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Credentials
MD

Deputy Vice Chair of Education, Assistant Professor
Biography

Bio

Biography Paragraph:

I am a quadruple Gopher - having attended the University of Minnesota for undergraduate studies, medical school, psychiatry residency, and now as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences.I am interested in exploring the ways that physicians learn - and thus my research explores educational techniques in medical education. I teach medical students and psychiatry residents while on the wards as well as in the classroom. Key topics of interest include psychiatric illnesses and their treatment, quality improvement, teaching, mentorship, and professionalism. My clinical interests include adults with severe mental illness as well as intellectual disability, and patients who identify as LGBTQI+.

Selected Publications:

Wichser, L., Homans, J., Leppink, E. W., Savage, W., & Nelson, K. (2021). "The Minnesota Arc: A New Model for Teaching the Psychiatric Interview to Medical Students Serving on their Psychiatry Clerkship". (2nd ed., vol. 45). Academic Psychiatry.  doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40596-021-01440-z.

Crist, K., Bajzer, M., & Wichser, L. (2020). An Inpatient Case Conference to Take DSM Criteria Out of the Classroom and onto the Wards. Academic Psychiatry, 44(4), 437-439. PMID: 32162169  doi: 10.1007/s40596-020-01211-2

Morrey, L. B., Roberts, W. O., & Wichser, L. (2020). Exercise-related Mental Health Problems and Solutions during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Current Sports Medicine Reports, 19(6), 194-195. PMID: 32516187  doi: 10.1249/JSR.0000000000000725

Yang, S., & Wichser, L. (2020). Manic episode in patient with bipolar disorder and recent multiple sclerosis diagnosis. Medicine, 99(42), e22823. PMID: 33080761 PMCID: PMC7571873 doi: 10.1097/md.0000000000022823
 
Wichser, L., Grossman-Kahn, R., & Nguyen, A. (2020). Anticipatory Clozapine Dosing Following Discharge from Inpatient Treatment for the Patient with Co-Morbid Schizophrenia and Tobacco Use. Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology. PMID: 33065717  

Hung, E. K., Jibson, M., Sadhu, J., Stewart, C., Walker, A., Wichser, L., & Young, J. Q. (2020). Wresting with Implementation: a Step-By-Step Guide to Implementing Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) in Psychiatry Residency Programs. Academic Psychiatry. PMID: 33078330  doi: 10.1007/s40596-020-01341-7 

Research Summary

Dr. Wichser is interested in exploring the ways that physicians learn - and thus her research explores educational techniques in medical education.

Clinical Summary

Dr. Wichser's clinical interests include adults with severe mental illness as well as intellectual disability.