Michelle Vo, MD

Languages Spoken: English

Michelle Vo, MD, Assistant Professor (Clinical), is a graduate of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. She pursued Triple Board Residency training in Pediatrics, Psychiatry, and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the University of Utah, serving as Chief Resident of the Triple Board Program for the 2012-2013 academic year. Dr. Vo was appointed as faculty in the Child Psychiatry Division following her completion of Triple Board training in 2013. She practices outpatient child and adolescent psychiatry, including service from 2018-2020 as Medical Director of The Children's Center, a therapeutic preschool and community mental health nonprofit organization serving children from birth to age 6. As the early childhood psychiatry consultant on the Utah Psychotropic Oversight Program (UPOP) team, she reviews and consults statewide on evidence-based, trauma-informed mental health treatment for children in state custody ages 0 to 6. Dr. Vo provides clinical supervision for resident physicians in rotations across her sites of practice, supervises a child psychiatry clinical elective in systems-based psychiatry, and she is co-Course Director for the Relational Leadership Initiative in the AVP Office of Health Sciences Education.

In the School of Medicine she is faculty advisor for Project Progress, a grassroots, student-led initiative to improve access to medical education for students from underrepresented backgrounds. Her academic special interests include primary prevention mental health interventions, systems-based advocacy for access to mental health resources, and fostering resilience in individuals, families, and communities. In July 2015, Dr. Vo began her appointment as Director of Student Wellness in the School of Medicine, where she built and currently directs a multidisciplinary mental health and wellness program for medical students. In 2020, she was promoted to Senior Director of Student Wellness in School of Medicine Student Affairs. Dr. Vo is Triple Board-Certified in general pediatrics, general psychiatry, and child & adolescent psychiatry.

Michelle Vo, MD, Assistant Professor (Clinical), is a graduate of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. She pursued Triple Board Residency training in Pediatrics, Psychiatry, and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the University of Utah, serving as Chief Resident of the Triple Board Program for the 2012-2013 academic year. Dr. Vo was appointed as faculty in the Child Psychiatry Division following her completion of Triple Board training in 2013. She practices outpatient child and adolescent psychiatry, including service from 2018-2020 as Medical Director of The Children's Center, a therapeutic preschool and community mental health nonprofit organization serving children from birth to age 6. As the early childhood psychiatry consultant on the Utah Psychotropic Oversight Program (UPOP) team, she reviews and consults statewide on evidence-based, trauma-informed mental health treatment for children in state custody ages 0 to 6. Dr. Vo provides clinical supervision for resident physicians in rotations across her sites of practice, supervises a child psychiatry clinical elective in systems-based psychiatry, and she is co-Course Director for the Relational Leadership Initiative in the AVP Office of Health Sciences Education.

In the School of Medicine she is faculty advisor for Project Progress, a grassroots, student-led initiative to improve access to medical education for students from underrepresented backgrounds. Her academic special interests include primary prevention mental health interventions, systems-based advocacy for access to mental health resources, and fostering resilience in individuals, families, and communities. In July 2015, Dr. Vo began her appointment as Director of Student Wellness in the School of Medicine, where she built and currently directs a multidisciplinary mental health and wellness program for medical students. In 2020, she was promoted to Senior Director of Student Wellness in School of Medicine Student Affairs. Dr. Vo is Triple Board-Certified in general pediatrics, general psychiatry, and child & adolescent psychiatry.