• Welcome

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    Thank you for your interest in the Family Medicine-Psychiatry Residency Program at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.

    Our five-year program offers combined training that prepares you to practice simultaneously as a family physician and psychiatrist. Developed through a collaboration between George Bergus, MD, professor in the Department of Family Medicine, and William Yates, MD, former professor in the Department of Psychiatry, the program enrolled its first residents in 1998. The program's first graduate, Alison Lynch, MD, is now the program's director.

    A critical element of our program's success is that both of our sponsor departments remain steadfast in their support for combined training. Resident education is a priority, and our residents get to fully participate in learning activities in both departments. Moreover, our community of dually-trained faculty members continues to grow. A total of seven faculty members have completed combined training in either family medicine-psychiatry or internal medicine-psychiatry, many at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.

    We encourage you to explore our website and contact us with any questions you may have for our residents and/or program director.

  • Why Iowa?

    Our program will expose you to the widest range of patients and learning situations. Our community will provide a high quality of living. And you'll find a salary and benefit package that competes favorably with accredited programs in an academic medical setting.

    Our Facilities
    On any given day at UI Hospitals and Clinics more than 9,000 employees, students, and volunteers collaborate to provide safe, quality health care to our patients.
    Our Graduates
    We're proud of the opportunities our residency graduates step into based on their preparation.
    Iowa City, Iowa
    Few cities can match our opportunities for living, learning, and recreation.
    Benefits
    Our pay and care benefits make us a favorite choice among prospective residents.

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    • Darbie Little-Cooper, MD, MPH, MHA

      Darbie Little-Cooper

      "The great thing about being a resident in a combined program is that I can really care for the whole person. I do not have to choose between my love of managing chronic diseases and my interest in mental health. I can use my training in both to provide well-rounded, comprehensive care."

    • Dustin DeYoung, MD

      Dustin DeYoung

      "I chose combined training to pursue a career in addiction medicine addressing this topic from both a medical and psychiatry perspective. My training will prepare me to provide comprehensive care for these patients."

    • Jennifer Donovan, MD

      Jennifer Donovan

      "I chose University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics because it has a strong program with great residents who seemed to enjoy their time at work and outside of work. As someone looking into family medicine and psychiatry, I was drawn to the combined program and the integration of the two fields into the training."

    • Julie Voelker, MD

      Julie Voelker

      "I selected combined training because I loved the variety and continuity of family medicine, but I found that I enjoyed caring for the mentally ill population, working on decreasing stigma and increasing access to healthcare for this population."

    • Monika Jindal, MD

      Monika Jindal

      "I chose medicine as a career to advocate for and make meaningful change for the underserved. By combining the breadth of family medicine and the insight of psychiatry, I will be best poised to assess all facets of my patient’s life and to develop a treatment strategy that they can implement."

    • Nesrin Abu Ata, MD

      Nesrin Abu Ata

      "I selected a combined training program because I wanted to take care of women, pregnant or not, or those who may have undergone trauma of some sort, prevent communicable diseases in communities, and address body and mind in chronic and terminal diseases."

  • Contact Information

    Leah Morlan
    Department of Family Medicine - 01110 PFP
    University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
    200 Hawkins Drive
    Iowa City, IA 52242
    Phone: 319-384-7507
    Fax: 319-384-7822
    Email: fppsych-residency@uiowa.edu

    Stephanie Wainwright
    Department of Psychiatry - 2911 JPP
    University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
    200 Hawkins Drive
    Iowa City, IA 52242
    Phone: 319-356-1373
    Fax: 319-356-2587
    Email: stephanie-wainwright@uiowa.edu