Rachel A. Weir, MD

Languages Spoken: English

Rachel Weir, MD, Associate Professor (Clinical), is committed to increasing the accessibility of mental health treatment through innovation and consultation. She is the program director and supervisor for the Mental Health Integration rotation through the Department of Psychiatry. This rotation places psychiatry residents in the University Community Clinics where they work as part of a team to provide primary care consultation and improve the mental health of clinic populations. She is the founder of the Huntsman Mental Health Institute's Consult Clinic, where primary care providers can obtain access to a one time consultation for their patients in a timely manner. She is the co-founder of CALL-UP, the state's child psychiatry access program, providing primary care providers immediate access to psychiatric phone consultations. She promotes the regular use of outcome measures in psychiatry and the importance of measurement based care, and holds an interest in improving outcomes for populations with depression. She has completed training through the American Psychiatric Association in collaborative care and other mental health integration models. She co-chaired a CME Conference: "Psychiatry for the Primary Care Provider" and runs a monthly lecture series on Mental Health Integration for the psychiatry residents. Clinically, she holds an interest in PTSD and the impact that Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) can have on physical and mental health outcomes, and is board-certified by the ABPN in Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

Rachel Weir, MD, Associate Professor (Clinical), is committed to increasing the accessibility of mental health treatment through innovation and consultation. She is the program director and supervisor for the Mental Health Integration rotation through the Department of Psychiatry. This rotation places psychiatry residents in the University Community Clinics where they work as part of a team to provide primary care consultation and improve the mental health of clinic populations. She is the founder of the Huntsman Mental Health Institute's Consult Clinic, where primary care providers can obtain access to a one time consultation for their patients in a timely manner. She is the co-founder of CALL-UP, the state's child psychiatry access program, providing primary care providers immediate access to psychiatric phone consultations. She promotes the regular use of outcome measures in psychiatry and the importance of measurement based care, and holds an interest in improving outcomes for populations with depression. She has completed training through the American Psychiatric Association in collaborative care and other mental health integration models. She co-chaired a CME Conference: "Psychiatry for the Primary Care Provider" and runs a monthly lecture series on Mental Health Integration for the psychiatry residents. Clinically, she holds an interest in PTSD and the impact that Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) can have on physical and mental health outcomes, and is board-certified by the ABPN in Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.