Wendy
Ward,
PhD, ACC, ABPP, FNAP, FAPA
Associate Provost for Faculty
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Dr. Wendy Ward is a Clinical Psychologist and Professor with tenure in the UAMS College of Medicine. She serves UAMS as both the Director of Interprofessional Faculty Development and Associate Provost for Faculty. She serves all five colleges, the Graduate School, and Academic Affairs faculty in these two roles, including recruitment, onboarding, faculty development, team skills building, mentoring, promotion, professional wellness, leadership development, retirement transitioning, and emeriti engagement. Her expertise is in integrated care models and collaborative practice, team-based telehealth, behavioral medicine, faculty affairs, and faculty development. For the UAMS IPE office she directs the currente workforce arm of the office and trains new facilitators to support the UAMS IPE Student Curriculum.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
Access to behavioral health services is a national issue as the pandemic exacerbated an already growing trend mental health needs. Interprofessional education (IPE) curricula targeting behavioral health topics yield case-based discussion without a broader perspective on the roles and responsibilities of behavioral health providers. An IPE virtual workshop was designed to showcase the breadth and depth of roles and responsibilities held by behavioral health providers and the impact they can have in healthcare. It began with a brief didactic regarding the range of professionals involved and the…