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Telepsychiatric Consultation as a Training and Workforce Development Strategy for Rural Primary Care

Morhaf Al Achkar, Ian M. Bennett, Lydia Chwastiak, Theresa Hoeft, Tre Normoyle, Melinda Vredevoogd and Davis G. Patterson
The Annals of Family Medicine September 2020, 18 (5) 438-445; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.2561
Morhaf Al Achkar
1Department of Family Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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Ian M. Bennett
1Department of Family Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
2Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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Lydia Chwastiak
2Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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Theresa Hoeft
2Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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Tre Normoyle
3Valley View Health Center, Chehalis, Washington
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Melinda Vredevoogd
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vol. 18 no. 5 438-445
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.2561
PubMed 
32928760

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The Annals of Family Medicine
Print ISSN 
1544-1709
Online ISSN 
1544-1717
History 
  • Received for publication July 3, 2019
  • Revision received February 25, 2020
  • Accepted for publication March 9, 2020
  • Published online September 14, 2020.

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  1. Morhaf Al Achkar, MD, PhD1⇑,
  2. Ian M. Bennett, MD, PhD1,2,
  3. Lydia Chwastiak, MD, MPH2,
  4. Theresa Hoeft, PhD2,
  5. Tre Normoyle, PhD3,
  6. Melinda Vredevoogd, MS2 and
  7. Davis G. Patterson, PhD1
  1. 1Department of Family Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
  2. 2Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
  3. 3Valley View Health Center, Chehalis, Washington
  1. CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Morhaf Al Achkar, MD, PhD, Department of Family Medicine, University of Washington, 314 NE Thornton Place, Seattle, WA 98125, alachkar{at}uw.edu

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