{"id":1225,"date":"2021-10-01T09:10:37","date_gmt":"2021-10-01T14:10:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/psychiatry\/?p=1225"},"modified":"2021-10-01T09:10:39","modified_gmt":"2021-10-01T14:10:39","slug":"spotlight-kevin-maccarthy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/psychiatry\/2021\/10\/01\/spotlight-kevin-maccarthy\/","title":{"rendered":"Spotlight: Kevin MacCarthy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\">\n<p>Kevin MacCarthy joined the Department of Psychiatry on July 15, 2021 as the UME Education Program Coordinator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>What made you want to join the Department of Psychiatry?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019ve been an advocate and all-around fan of mental health education and awareness for as long as I can remember, so I tried to keep up to date on the happenings of the department since I arrived in Omaha around the end of 2018. Between the department\u2019s exponential growth, strong educational leadership, and educational initiatives, I was ecstatic to submit my application when the UME Coordinator job was posted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/psychiatry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2021\/10\/MacCarthy-2021-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1226\" width=\"256\" height=\"171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/psychiatry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2021\/10\/MacCarthy-2021-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/psychiatry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2021\/10\/MacCarthy-2021-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/psychiatry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2021\/10\/MacCarthy-2021-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/psychiatry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2021\/10\/MacCarthy-2021-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/psychiatry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2021\/10\/MacCarthy-2021-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/psychiatry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2021\/10\/MacCarthy-2021.jpg 1325w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>What roles do you have as UME Education Program Coordinator?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have the unique privilege of managing both longitudinal and day-to-day operations and logistics for the psychiatry portions of the College of Medicine\u2019s doctorate program. Each year runs concurrently through a four-year cycle, and I work as the liaison between psych education leadership, COM leadership, psych faculty, and students, to ensure all program, institutional, and national accreditation standards are met across each cycle. For something a little less dry &#8211; a few thousand check boxes need to be reviewed, setup, completed, reviewed again, and reported, before a student can obtain that M.D. credential at the end of their name, and I\u2019m there to help them with some of those boxes along the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>What goals have you set for your new position?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My current \u201cbig\u201d goal would have to be improving the management of all department learners. I\u2019m currently working on a real-time assignment and tracking system that will allow education leadership, schedulers, residents, faculty, and other stakeholders, to have a go-to place for finding where and when learners are scheduled to be in clinic\/on-service. The overarching goal being two-fold. The first goal will be to provide all learners interested in psychiatry, regardless of training program or origin, access to excellent learning opportunities that adhere to both their personal needs and program\u2019s needs. The second goal is to make faculty assignments available in a timely, manageable, and appropriate manner, allowing for more 1-on-1 time with learners and hopefully prevent some of the burnout that can come with the constant, sometimes overwhelming, influx of learners oftentimes on short notice. I\u2019m also looking to become the point person for demystifying all things related to the UME, and how it integrates with the department. 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