Kristin Francis
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Kristin Francis, MD

Languages spoken: English

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

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.

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments Pediatrics -Assistant Professor (Clinical)
Academic Divisions Psychiatry & Behavioral Medicine
Board Certification
American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (Psychiatry)
American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (Child & Adolescent Psychiatry)
National Board of Medical Examiners

Education history

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

Selected Publications

Other

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

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