Psychiatry

NEOMED’s Department of Psychiatry trains undergraduate medical students, partners with Summa Health System and Akron General Health System to offer a general psychiatry residency program, and has an affiliation with a child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship based at Akron Children’s Hospital.

The department is also home to three coordinating centers of excellence:

Coordinating Centers Of Excellence

BeST Practices in Schizophrenia Treatment

Providing services to help community agencies implement and sustain treatment practices that improve the lives of people affected by schizophrenia.

Visit the BeST Center

Criminal Justice Coordinating Center Of Excellence

Promoting jail diversion alternatives for people with mental health disorders by encouraging the mental health and criminal justice systems to work together.

Visit the CJCCOE

Ohio Program For Campus Safety & Mental Health

Promoting suicide prevention, mental health awareness and stigma reduction activities at college campuses across the state of Ohio.

Visit the OPCSMH

About

The Department of Psychiatry at NEOMED is based at the Rootstown campus and has a clinical presence at the hospitals, community mental health agencies and private practice offices of psychiatrists and psychologists throughout northeast Ohio.

Education & Training

The Department provides an array of undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate medical educational programs and training.

Research

The Health Services Research Focus Area is a multidisciplinary team of researchers in the Departments of Psychiatry and Family and Community Medicine at Northeast Ohio Medical University. Our social and behavioral science faculty engage in health services and translational research to improve population and individual-level physical and mental health outcomes, improve healthcare delivery systems, and address factors that contribute to health disparities.
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News

Groundbreaking “Certified Mental Health Assistant” Program developed by NEOMED passes the Ohio Senate

Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED), located in the Greater Cleveland area, received promising news from state lawmakers in late June before the start of the legislature’s summer break: The Ohio […]

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Frese Lecture speaker shared lived experience with schizophrenia and how to end stigma

Nathan Shuherk rose to prominence as a social media influencer by reviewing books. His takes on non-fiction books on a variety of subjects have helped him build an audience of […]

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Support for CMHA bill

A bill addressing the shortage of mental health care professionals in Ohio recently received support from the Ohio Chamber of Commerce. Meredith Craig, director of healthcare policy for the chamber, […]

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