Month: July 2024

Dr. Daniel Gih named Vice-Chair of Education for Department of Psychiatry

Daniel Gih, MD, has been named Vice-Chair of Education for the Department of Psychiatry, effective July 1, 2024. The role comes five years after Dr. Gih was named Director of Education for the department. During the five years, Dr. Gih oversaw the creation of a psychiatry residency program with six graduates and currently trains 19 […]

Jul 5, 2024

IOP adds additional group to meet demand

The Department of Psychiatry’s Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) continues to grow, with the IOP adding an in-person cohort to help patients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders. On July 9, 2018, the Department of Psychiatry opened a new Behavioral Health Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) clinic. The IOP clinic helps support the needs of individuals […]

Jul 5, 2024

Dr. Machal wins ADMSEP award

Riley Machal, MD, won the 2024 ADMSEP Devneil Vaidya Award, which spotlights her work at all three levels of medical education. In June, Dr. Machal received the award at the Association of Directors of Medical Student Education in Psychiatry (ADMSEP) Conference in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Daniel Gih, MD, Vice-Chair of Education for the Department of Psychiatry, […]

Jul 5, 2024

New residents arrive at Department of Psychiatry

The Department of Psychiatry welcomed five new residents this month. Brittany Bamberg, MD, University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine; Jacob Dines, DO, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine; Brett Jesse, MD, UNMC; Tony Le, MD, UNMC; and Jacob Moore, MD, UNMC, have started residency training. The five matched with UNMC on March 15, […]

Jul 5, 2024

Addiction Treatment Clinic continues growth

The Department of Psychiatry’s Addiction Treatment Clinic continues to grow. This spring, the Addiction Treatment Clinic (ATC) added services to help meet the ever-growing need for co-occurring treatment in our community.  In March, Raelyn Bracht, LIMHP, and Simon Brummond, LIMHP, started the Co-occurring Comprehensive Treatment (CCT) program. The 10-week program was established for patients struggling […]

Jul 5, 2024

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