Lora Wichser, MD

Deputy Vice Chair of Education, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Lora Wichser

Contact Info

wich0033@umn.edu

Office Phone 612-273-9118

Fax 612-273-9774

Office Address:
Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
F282/2A West-B
8393A (Campus Delivery Code)
2450 Riverside Ave
Minneapolis, MN 55454

Mailing Address:
Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
F282/2A West-B
8393A (Campus Delivery Code)
2450 Riverside Ave
Minneapolis, MN 55454

Administrative Assistant Name
Teneshia Collins

Administrative Email
coll1148@umn.edu

Deputy Vice Chair of Education, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences


MD, University of Minnesota Medical School, 2013

Residency, Psychiatry, University of Minnesota, 2013-2017

BA, German Studies, Physiology, University of Minnesota, 2007

Summary

Dr. Wichser is 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. 

Research

Research Summary/Interests

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

Teaching

Academic Interests and Focus

Dr. Wichser teaches 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, and professionalism.

Teaching Areas

  • Associate Program Director for the Adult Residency
  • Director of Medical Student Psychiatry Clerkship

Clinical

Clinical Interests

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