Detroit Wayne County Health Authority GME Consortium
Detroit Wayne County Health Authority (DWCHA), Development Centers, Inc., Guidance Center, Central City Integrated Health, Ascension Southeast Michigan hospitals
Public Health Departments
Healthcare Industry
Organizations Involved
Occupations Impacted
Psychiatry residents
Workforce Development Focus
Increasing number of healthcare workers
Workforce Issue Addressed
Training individuals to work in a healthcare profession
Description
The Detroit Wayne County Health Authority (DWCHA) GME Consortium has an accredited psychiatry residency program that has a mission of improving the health of the medically underserved in Detroit and Wayne County by placing psychiatry residents in a local federally-qualified health center (FQHC), a psychiatric hospital and selected community health agencies (CMHs). Residents complete a certificate program in Population Health with an emphasis on awareness and reduction of health disparities. Residents must work in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Since the program started in 2013, about 60% of graduates are practicing in physician or primary care shortage area and 100% of graduates pass the specialty board exam in psychiatry.