Department of Psychiatry
 |
The Department of Psychiatry is an important organization within San Joaquin County Mental Health Services. We are proud of the nearly 30 highly trained, culturally diverse individuals that comprise the department. Each psychiatrist has completed bachelor level or equivalent premedical training, medical school, and an approved psychiatry residency program – twelve years of post high school preparation. To insure the highest standards, each psychiatrist is carefully reviewed by San Joaquin General Hospital Credentials Committee upon employment and biannually thereafter.
The Department of Psychiatry’s primary mission is to assess and treat county residents who suffer from mental health problems. The department is committed to reducing and eventually eliminating the stigma attached to mental health problems. The psychiatrists want our clients to understand their problems and interventions. The psychiatrists work closely with other team members to assure that the biological, psychological, and sociological problems are addressed (Bio-Psycho-Social model of intervention).
The department has an active Continuing Medical Education program as well as affiliations with the University of California at Davis Department of Psychiatry and St George’s Medical School. Training for area physicians on mental health problems encountered in primary care is provided every three months. An adult and child psychiatrist is available for office-based phone consultations to primary care physicians seeing Medi-Cal clients.
We welcome inquiries from psychiatrists interested in a career in community mental health. These can be directed to the Behavioral Health Officer Robert Hart, MD at 209-468-8880 rhart@sjcbhs.org, or his assistant, Gloria Lucero at 209-468-8718 glucero@sjcbhs.org