Michelle Vo, MD

Michelle Vo, MD, Associate 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 joined the 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 for the Utah Psychotropic Oversight Program (UPOP), she reviews and consults statewide on evidence-based, trauma-informed mental health treatment for foster children ages 0 to 9. Dr. Vo provides clinical supervision for resident physicians in rotations across her sites of practice. She created clinical experiences in Early Childhood Psychiatry, Student Mental Health, Systems-Based Psychiatry, and Compassionate Caregiving. In the 2022-23 academic year, she will teach a Praxis Laboratory in the undergraduate Honors College, "Out of Isolation: Applying a Healing Spirit to the Social Determinants of Mental Health."

In the Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine, Dr. Vo is faculty advisor for the Student Wellness Interest Group and Project Progress, a 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 increased access to mental health services, and community-engaged care. In 2015, Dr. Vo began her appointment as Director of Student Wellness in the School of Medicine, where she built and leads a multidisciplinary mental health and wellness program for medical students. In 2020, she was promoted to Senior Director of Student Wellness in the School of Medicine. Dr. Vo is Triple Board-Certified in General Pediatrics, General Psychiatry, and Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.