Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry University of California, San Diego
University of California, San Diego
University of California, San Diego
Dr. Alana Iglewicz is a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego, as well as the Associate Residency Training Director for the Department of Psychiatry and the Director of Wellness Initiatives at the UCSD School of Medicine. Dr. Iglewicz earned her B.A. in Psychology at the New College of Florida and her M.D. at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. She then completed her residency training in General Adult Psychiatry and subspecialty clinical and research fellowship training in Geriatric Psychiatry at UCSD. Her clinical work is focused at the La Jolla VA, where she works with trainees in the Psychiatric Emergency Clinic and is the Psychiatry Medical Director of the Mental Health Primary Care Clinic. She is passionate about healthcare professional wellness and is the faculty chair for both the UCSD Psychiatry Residency Wellness Committee as well as the S.A.V.E. Committee, which is dedicated to providing support to psychiatry residents after the occurrence of adverse events, such as patient suicide and patient violence toward trainees. Her research focuses on physician wellness, psychiatric education, late and end-of-life depression, and bereavement. Throughout her career, Dr. Iglewicz has received numerous teaching and clinical awards.
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Saturday, September 17, 2022
2:30 PM – 3:45 PM CT