News & Events
Department mentor believes that valuing a mentee’s identity as a person is the “number one step toward success”
Assistant Professor Afshan Anjum, MD, MS, believes in the power of mentorship. “Just doing clinical work would feel very confining to me,” she said. “I want to nurture – I want to...
Psychiatry
Minnesota collaborators work with colleagues in Japan to create course aimed at increasing undergraduate well-being
Faculty member Dr. Katie Cullen wants to help introduce a way of thinking and being, trying to foster creativity, and teaching skills related to wellness
Psychiatry
Common themes emerge as members of the department think about Women in Medicine Month
To commemorate Women in Medicine Month, we’re highlighting three women in our department, two seasoned professionals and one getting ready to start her career. There are common themes that run...
Psychiatry
VA/UMN study designed to help prevent Veteran suicide
The collaborative effort is using novel approaches to help solve a growing problem. #SuicidePreventionAwarenessMonth
Psychiatry
Trip to Africa teaches faculty member about the impact of culture on mental health and substance abuse
Dr. Sheila Specker believes in working globally and sharing with and learning from other cultures.
Psychiatry
Making the transition from Chief Resident to Assistant Professor enables new faculty member to fuel her passion for medical education
Stephanie Wick, DO, has assumed a new role as an Associate Program Director for the residency and as the University of Minnesota Medical Center site director for the medical student psychiatry...
Psychiatry
Preparing for the unthinkable – Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship team creating a protocol for responding to a patient suicide
The protocol is designed to have all the questions answered about what to do before it needs to be done.
Psychiatry
New child & adolescent psychiatry faculty member enjoys his “kitchen sink” practice
As a new member of the Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain’s child and adolescent psychiatry team, Tom Briese, MD, is enjoying the freedom of being an independent provider.
Psychiatry
Acupuncture can be part of good mental healthcare
Good mental healthcare is also good mind-body care. As a result, the department rolled out acupuncture services in the summer of 2019. Crystalin Montgomery was brought on to provide...
Psychiatry
New child & adolescent inpatient medical director values the teamwork involved in the treatment process
The Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Department recently welcomed Dr. Katarzyna Litak as the new Medical Director of the Child and Adolescent inpatient unit at University of Minnesota Medical...
Psychiatry
Podcast Series
Craniotomy
Faculty member Alex Herman, PhD, LP; and research collaborator David Darrow, MD, MPH, of the Department of Neurosurgery, jointly host a lively podcast during which they "peer into the minds of those on the edge of cognition and neuromodulation."