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.
Coordinating Centers Of Excellence
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.
Coordinating Centers of Excellence
Three centers focused on improving mental health care are located within the Department of Psychiatry at NEOMED.
Education & Training
The Department provides an array of educational programs and training, including University medical student education, residency and clinical fellowship training, post-doctoral research fellowship training, continuing medical education and community outreach.
Research
The Community Mental Health Research Initiative (CMHRI) is a collaborative, trans-institutional, and interdisciplinary team of researchers in Northeast Ohio. The team includes researchers in the fields of sociology, psychology, public health, psychiatry, family medicine and pharmacy practice who serve as faculty and staff at NEOMED, Kent State University, Hiram College and The University of Akron and Case Western Reserve University.
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Learn MoreWhen she was younger, Cecelia McGough wouldn’t talk about her hallucinations or other psychosis-like symptoms. “People would often look at […]
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For his work to improve outcomes for people with behavioral health needs who are involved with the criminal justice system, Mark Munetz, M.D., professor and chair emeritus of the Department of Psychiatry, has been named the first recipient of the Judges and Psychiatrists Leadership Initiative (JPLI) Lifetime Achievement award. Dr. Munetz will be recognized at [...]Learn More
Contact
Dixie Weisgarber, M.B.A.
Business Manager
Phone:330.325.6690
Email: dweisgarber@neomed.edu
DEPARTMENT CHAIR
Randon S. Welton, M.D.
Phone: 330.325.6691
Email: rwelton@neomed.edu
