Medical students are better prepared for practice when they learn to integrate mental health and team-based care in the academic setting.
“All schools of health professions’ education are moving in that direction,” says Dr. Lawrence “Bopper” Deyton, senior associate dean for public health at George Washington University, Washington. “Nobody has it perfect yet, but I think we’re seeing changes in that direction.”
In this installment of Mental Health Consult, Dr. Deyton and Dr. April Barbour, director of general internal medicine and the primary care residency program at George Washington University, Washington, discuss approaches to teaching integrated mental health care.