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Department of Psychiatry
The
Department of Psychiatry is an important organization within
San Joaquin County Mental Health Services. We are proud of
the nearly 30 highly trained, culturally diverse individuals
that comprise the department. Each psychiatrist has
completed bachelor level or equivalent premedical training,
medical school, and an approved psychiatry residency program
?twelve years of post high school preparation. To insure
the highest standards, each psychiatrist is carefully
reviewed by San Joaquin General Hospital Credentials
Committee upon employment and biannually thereafter.
The Department of Psychiatry’s primary mission is to
assess and treat county residents who suffer from mental
health problems. The department is committed to reducing and
eventually eliminating the stigma attached to mental health
problems. The psychiatrists want our clients to understand
their problems and interventions. The psychiatrists work
closely with other team members to assure that the
biological, psychological, and sociological problems are
addressed (Bio-Psycho-Social model of intervention).
The department has an active Continuing Medical Education
program as well as affiliations with the University of
California at Davis Department of Psychiatry and St George’s
Medical School. Training for area physicians on mental
health problems encountered in primary care is provided
every three months. An adult and child psychiatrist is
available for office-based phone consultations to primary
care physicians seeing Medi-Cal clients.
We welcome inquiries from psychiatrists interested in a
career in community mental health. These can be directed to
the Behavioral Health Officer Robert Hart, MD at
209-468-8880 rhart@sjcbhs.org,
or his assistant, Gloria Lucero at 209-468-8718 glucero@sjcbhs.org
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