Kristin Francis, MD, Assistant Professor (Clinical), received her medical degree from Mayo Medical School in Rochester, MN. She remained at the Mayo Clinic for residency and fellowship During fellowship, she served as Chief Resident and was awarded Best Grands Round Presentation. Dr. Francis is board certified in both Adult Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. She enjoys teaching medical students and was recognized as Psychiatry Resident Teacher of the Year in 2010 and won the Triple Board Resident Teaching Award in 2015. She has a special interest in treating patients with eating disorders using family-based approaches. Dr. Francis practices at the University of Utah Huntsman Mental Health Institute as a child and adolescent inpatient psychiatrist, where she treats a wide range of psychiatric disorders.

Specialties

Board Certification

American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (Child & Adolescent Psychiatry) American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (Psychiatry) National Board of Medical Examiners

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments	Psychiatry -Primary
Academic Divisions	Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Board Certification	American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (Child & Adolescent Psychiatry) American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (Psychiatry) National Board of Medical Examiners

Education history

Chief Resident	Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - Mayo Clinic School of Medicine	Chief Resident
Fellowship	Psychiatry Child and Adolescent - Mayo Clinic, Department of Psychiatry and Psychology	Fellow
Residency	Psychiatry and Psychology - Mayo Clinic	Resident
Professional Medical	Medicine - Mayo Medical School	M.D.
Undergraduate	Biology, Psychology - Arizona State University	B.S.
Undergraduate	Undergraduate Experience - University of Colorado

Selected Publications

Other

KSL Studio 5 (2022). Interviewee, Strategies to Prepare Yourself Mentally for the Shift in Seasons.
(2022). Quoted article, Trilogy Integrated Resources, How to talk to kids when someone close to them dies by suicide .

Video/Film/CD/Web/Podcast

MSNcom (2022). Interviewee, You should take 1 mental health day per month, psychologist says--here are 4 great ways to use them [Web]. msn.com. Available: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/you-should-take-1-mental-health-day-per-month-psycholog.

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Clinical Locations

Huntsman Mental Health Institute