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Jennifer O'Donohoe

Jennifer O'Donohoe, MD

Languages spoken: English, Spanish, Hebrew

Clinical Locations

  • Jennifer O’Donohoe, MD, Associate Professor (Clinical), graduated from the Triple Board Residency Program at the University of Utah School of Medicine. She is a board certified pediatrician, psychiatrist, and child psychiatrist. She currently works as an attending physician in the partial hospitalization programs (Kidstar and Teenscope) at the University of Utah Huntsman Mental Health Institute. She is also the Medical Director of these programs. She sees patients aged 4-17 years old with a wide variety of psychiatric diagnoses. Dr. O’Donohoe has treated patients in both the inpatient and day treatment settings. In these settings, she treats her patient’s psychiatric illnesses as well as their medical illnesses. Her areas of clinical interest include those with severe mental illness, requiring inpatient hospitalization as well as developmental disorders. She also focuses on the interconnectedness of psychiatric illnesses and those illnesses traditional seen as physical.

    Board Certification

    American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics)
    American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (Child & Adolescent Psychiatry)
    American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (Psychiatry)
  • Jennifer O’Donohoe, MD, Associate Professor (Clinical), graduated from the Triple Board Residency Program at the University of Utah School of Medicine. She is a board certified pediatrician, psychiatrist, and child psychiatrist. She currently works as an attending physician in the partial hospitalization programs (Kidstar and Teenscope) at the University of Utah Huntsman Mental Health Institute. She is also the Medical Director of these programs. She sees patients aged 4-17 years old with a wide variety of psychiatric diagnoses. Dr. O’Donohoe has treated patients in both the inpatient and day treatment settings. In these settings, she treats her patient’s psychiatric illnesses as well as their medical illnesses. Her areas of clinical interest include those with severe mental illness, requiring inpatient hospitalization as well as developmental disorders. She also focuses on the interconnectedness of psychiatric illnesses and those illnesses traditional seen as physical.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Psychiatry -Primary
    Board Certification
    American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics)
    American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (Child & Adolescent Psychiatry)
    American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (Psychiatry)

    Education history

    Certification Educational Scholarship - University of Utah Certificate
    Master Educator - Association for Academic Psychiatry Certificate
    Chief Resident Pediatrics, Psychiatry, and Child Psychiatry- Triple Board Program - University of Utah Co-Chief Resident
    Pediatrics, Psychiatry, and Child Psychiatry - University of Utah Resident
    Internship Pediatrics and Psychiatry - University of Utah Intern
    Medicine - Medical School for International Health M.D.
    Certification Pre-Med Post-Baccalaureate Certificate - Mills College Postgraduate Certificate
    English Literature - Carleton College B.A.

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Durns T, Gethin-Jones T, Monson E, ODonohoe J (2022). Response of US psychiatric programs to the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact on trainees. BMC Med Educ, 22(1), 229.
    2. Aggarwal R, Kim K, ODonohoe J, Kleinschmit K (2019). Implementing Organizational Strategies for Resident Well-being: Practical Tips. Acad Psychiatry, 43(4), 400-404.

    Letter

    1. Kleinschmit K, ODonohoe J, Meadows A, Hunt J (2022). The Triple Board Program: Perspective on a Successful Pilot. [Letter to the editor]. Acad Psychiatry, 46(1), 93-94.
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