
Languages Spoken: English
Rachel Weir, MD, Assistant 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 promotes the regular use of outcome measures in psychiatry and the importance of measurement based care. 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.
Clinical Locations
HMHI (UNI) Downtown Behavioral Health Clinic
801-585-1212
Board Certification and Academic Information
Academic Departments | Psychiatry
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Assistant Professor (Clinical) |
Academic Divisions | Child Psychiatry |
Board Certification | American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (Child & Adolescent Psychiatry) American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (Psychiatry) |
Rachel Weir, MD, Assistant 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 promotes the regular use of outcome measures in psychiatry and the importance of measurement based care. 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.
Academic Locations
Board Certification and Academic Information
Academic Departments | Psychiatry
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Assistant Professor (Clinical) |
Academic Divisions | Child Psychiatry |
Board Certification | American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (Child & Adolescent Psychiatry) American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (Psychiatry) |
Research Interests
- Mental Health Services
Education History
Certification | American Psychiatric Association Collaborative Care Certification |
Fellowship | University of Utah School of Medicine Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellow |
Residency | University of Utah School of Medicine Psychiatry Resident |
Internship | University of Utah School of Medicine Psychiatry Intern |
Professional Medical | Medical College of Wisconsin Medicine M.D. |
Undergraduate | University of Wisconsin - Madison Pharmacology B.S. |