Primary Care Behavioral Health at the Border: Workforce Development at UTRGV SOM 

Overview:

According to an article published by the American Academy of Physicians (AAFP), up to 75% of primary care visits include mental or behavioral health components.  Integrated behavioral health has been shown to improve patient and physician experiences as well as improved health outcomes.  During this presentation, Maria Hernandez, MPA and JoAnna Garza, LCSW will review the Primary Care Behavioral Health Model implementation at UT Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine through workforce development efforts that include Family Medicine curriculum and training and graduate mental health trainees.

Objectives:

1.  Define Primary Care and the PCBH Model
2.  Outline the development of PCBH services at UTRGV
3.  Summarize the expansion of PCBH related projects
4.  Describe resident education and its relation to PCBH work at the UTRGV FM Residency program​

Presenters:

Maria Hernandez, MPA​
Director of Special Programs
IBH Family Medicine

JoAnna Garza, LCSW​
Behavioral Health Consultant
DHR FM Program

Financial Disclosures:

Maria Hernandez, MPA and JoAnna Garza, LCSW have no financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

The Family & Community Medicine Professional Development and Grand Rounds Committee members (Mark Nadeau, MD, Marcy Wiemers, MD, Maria Del Pilar Montañez Villacampa, MD, Christine Song, DO, Nehman Andry, MD, Margaret Finley, MD, Gabriela Gibson-Lopez, PsyD, Yun Shi, MD, Stacy Ogbeide, PsyD, Lauren Fuller, MD, and Nichole Rubio) have no financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

The Family & Community Medicine Professional Development and Grand Rounds Committee member Carlos Roberto Jaén, MD has disclosed he receives royalties from General Practice and Family Medicine for being UpToDate Editor-in-Chief.

Credits:

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.00 hours), Non-Physician Participation Credit (1.00 hours)

Target Audience:

Specialties – Primary Care; Family Medicine
Faculty, residents, other health care providers and staff from our department; physicians and health care providers from San Antonio and South Texas; and medical students in our third-year clerkship and fourth year rotations.

Accreditation:

The UT Health Science Center San Antonio is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation:

The UT Health Science Center San Antonio designates this live activity up to a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses and other healthcare professionals will receive a Certificate of Attendance. For information on applicability and acceptance, please consult your professional licensing board.

For activity related questions, please contact:
Name: Nichole Rubio- FCM Grand Rounds Coordinator
Email: rubion@uthscsa.edu

For CME general questions, please contact
Ph: (210) 567-4445
Email: cme@uthscsa.edu