Psychiatry Educational Resources

The Psychiatry Residency Program will supply the residents with educational resources to aid in the resident's learning environment. Residents will have access to basic texts and web-based exercises; current peer-reviewed literature that assists with evidence-based practice; knowledge and skills acquisition through didactic lectures, simulation training, and conferences; supervised rotations involving educationally-sound clinical and cognitive experiences in the wards and outpatient clinics; and opportunity for basic, translational, clinical, educational, or other research. In addition, the following resources will be made available:

  1. Patient Population: Cape Fear Valley Medical Center serves approximately 1 million patients annually. The patient population is economically and educationally diverse with all ethnic groups represented.
  2. Campbell University Jerry M. Wallace School of Medicine (CUSOM) Medical Library offers 24/7 access to over 3,800 full-text electronic journals, thousands of books, and all the major medical information databases. In the quest for evidence-Based medical practice, journal articles are frequented circulated and discussed. The medical library also has a Patient Informatics Consult Service (PICS) program to provide patients and their families with health information. Because the practice of evidenced-based medicine is of the highest priority, through synchronous services (Library Information Desk, SearchDoc, the Librarian On-Call, and Learning Site), staff expertise is available electronically 24/7.
  3. Skills acquisitions outside the bedside are fundamental to the educational mission. The Experiential Leaning and Assessment (CELA) offer opportunities for skills acquisition using simulation with standardized patients and state-of-the-art facilities. Learning activities in CELA are scheduled regularly and the residents also have 24/7 access for skills practice.
  4. Evolving current information from the peer-reviewed literature and information derived from presentations at national meetings are shared and discussed regularly at conferences. Articles are provided via electronic links to the CUSOM Medical Library and as copies for journal club and other activities.
  5. The basic and clinical sciences fundamental to are addressed through the weekly resident teaching conferences, grand rounds, clinical and education conferences, and attending walk rounds, as well as simulation center exercises, and the monthly research conference.
  6. The Graduate Medical Education office provides additional faculty development activities for residents and faculty concerning duty hours and fatigue.
  7. All residents are advised to create and maintain (i.e., keep current) a portfolio--electronic and/or paper--wherein they store their CV, evidence of teaching and research activities, certifications such as ALS, BLS, etc., and other documentation of professional and scholarly activities.
  8. Reflection serves as a key to learning. Regular reflection on new knowledge and acquired skills is encouraged and expected.
  9. Every six months each resident meets with a program director, associate program director, clerkship director, or a designated physician who is part of the education office to participate in a self-assessment as well as receive feedback on the progress made in clinical skills, medical knowledge, and the other competencies that are measured against level-appropriate milestones.

Meet our Residents

Class of 2025

Hilary Strong, MD

Hilary Strong, MD

Matthew Mcmullen, DO

Matthew Mcmullen, DO

Gualberto Morco, DO

Gualberto Morco, DO

Meera Patel, DO

Meera Patel, DO

Lindsey Szakasits, MD

Lindsey Szakasits, MD

Class of 2026

Thomas Michael Andros, MD

Thomas Michael Andros, MD

Ryan Emily Braumann, DO

Ryan Emily Braumann, DO

Gabriel Joseph Brotzman, DO

Gabriel Joseph Brotzman, DO

Geoffrey Green, DO

Geoffrey Green, DO

Alexandra Evelina Grzybowski, DO

Alexandra Evelina Grzybowski, DO

Brody Daniel Montoya, DO

Brody Daniel Montoya, DO

Saagar Patel, MD

Saagar Patel, MD

Dillon Allan Rutland, MD

Dillon Allan Rutland, MD

Austin Dane Weld, MD

Austin Dane Weld, MD

Class of 2027

Brianna Becker, DO

Brianna Becker, DO

Carson Hart, DO

Carson Hart, DO

Marko Ivancich, MD

Marko Ivancich, MD

Katherine Kessler, DO

Katherine Kessler, DO

Hayley Lazar, MD

Hayley Lazar, MD

Janki Shah, DO

Janki Shah, DO

Oluwadamilola Oni, MD

Oluwadamilola Oni, MD

Nicholas Tito, DO

Nicholas Tito, DO

Andrew Troxell, DO

Andrew Troxell, DO

Class of 2028

Amanda Ayre, DO

Amanda Ayre, DO

Hannah Contreras, MD

Hannah Contreras, MD

Elizabeth Davoli, DO

Elizabeth Davoli, DO

Mackenzie Gayer, DO

Mackenzie Gayer, DO

Benjamin George, MD

Benjamin George, MD

Sejal Mahajan, DO

Sejal Mahajan, DO

Braeden Mantonya, DO

Braeden Mantonya, DO

Juliana Mendonce De Figueiredo, MD

Juliana Mendonce De Figueiredo, MD

Haseeb Yahya, DO

Haseeb Yahya, DO

Isabelle Soares Smith, MD

Isabelle Soares Smith, MD

Olubusayo Adesanya, MD

Olubusayo Adesanya, MD

Class of 2029

Michael Mikhail, MD

Michael Mikhail, MD

Rayyanoor Jawad, DO

Rayyanoor Jawad, DO

Victoria Chan, DO

Victoria Chan, DO

Elizabeth Bodden, MD

Elizabeth Bodden, MD

Daria Strojek, DO

Daria Strojek, DO

Bryanna Mcewen, DO

Bryanna Mcewen, DO

Karissa Edwards, DO

Karissa Edwards, DO

Anna Kofoed, MD

Anna Kofoed, MD