Rachel A. Davis, MD
Current Position:Assistant Professor
Medical Director, Student Mental Health
Department of Psychiatry
University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus
Mail Stop F546
Building 500, Room E2343
13001 East 17th Place
Aurora, Colorado 80045
Ph: (303) 724-8244
Fax: (303) 724-8859
Denver Health Medical Center
Attending, Psychiatry Emergency Services
777 Bannock Street, Denver, CO 80204
Citizenship:United States
Education:
1997 – 2000BAUniversity of Colorado
Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology
Boulder, Colorado
2000 – 2005MDUniversity of Colorado Health Sciences Center
Aurora, Colorado
2005 – 2009Resident in Psychiatry
Department of Psychiatry
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
Aurora, Colorado 80045
Academic Appointments:
2009 – 2013Clinical InstructorUniversity of Colorado School of Medicine
2013 – presentAssistant ProfessorUniversity of Colorado School of Medicine
Professional Positions:
Privileges:
2013 – presentUniversity of Colorado Hospital
Aurora, CO
2009 – presentDenver Health Medical Center
Denver, Colorado
2010 – 2011Staff psychiatrist
Highlands Behavioral Health
Littleton, Colorado
Medical Experience:
2009 – 2013Private practice of psychiatry
Denver, Colorado
2010 – 2011Staff psychiatrist
Highlands Behavioral Health
Littleton, Colorado
2007 – 2009Psychiatrist resident moonlighter
Psychiatric Emergency Service
Denver Health Medical Center
Denver, Colorado
Pre-professional Experience:
1995 – 2002Weisbrod County Hospital & Nursing Home
Certified Nursing Assistant
Eads, Colorado
1997 – 2001 Kiowa County Home Health
Certified Nursing Assistant
Eads, Colorado
1995 – 2002Kiowa County Ambulance Service
Emergency Medical Technician
Kiowa County, Colorado
1998 – 1999Boulder Community Hospital
Certified Nursing Assistant
Boulder, Colorado
1998 – 1999Wardenburg Women’s Clinic
Certified Nursing Assistant
University of Colorado
Boulder, CO
1998 – 2000Wardenburg Student Health Service
Emergency Medical Technician
University of Colorado
Boulder, Colorado
Honors, Awards and Special Recognition:
2000Golden Key Honor Society
University of Colorado at Boulder
Boulder, CO
2000Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society
University of Colorado at Boulder
Boulder, CO
2000Chancellor’s Recognition Award
University of Colorado at Boulder
Boulder, CO
2004AOA Honor Society
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
Denver, Colorado
2005Ravin Family Award
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
Denver, CO
2005 – 2008Psychiatric Resident in Training Exam (PRITE) Outstanding
Performance Award
2006Arnold P. Gold Humanism and Excellence in Teaching Award
2007 – 2009 Resident Representative to the American Psychiatric Association Ethics Committee
2008 – 2009Chief Resident in Psychiatry
Denver Health Medical Center
Denver, Colorado 80262
Professional Organizations and Societies:
2015 – currentCU School of Medicine Center for NeuroScience
2014 – currentAmerican Association for Emergency Psychiatry
2014 – 2015American College Health Association
2013 – currentInternational OCD Foundation
2005 – current American Psychiatric Association
2006 – currentGold Humanism Honor Society
2005 – currentColorado Psychiatric Society
2006 – 2009Resident Representative
2009 – 2010 Early Career Psychiatrist
2010 – 2011Junior Trustee
2011 – 2012Senior Trustee
2012 – 2015Secretary
2004 – currentAlpha Omega Alpha Honor Society
2008 – 2009Society for the Study of Culture in Psychiatry
2006American Medical Association
2006American Medical Association
2001 – 2005American Medical Student Association
2001 – 2006Colorado Medical Society
Committee Appointments:
2005 – 2009Resident Selection Committee, UCHSC, Department of Psychiatry, University of Colorado School of Medicine
2007 – 2009Ethics Committee
Resident Representative
American Psychiatric Association
2007 – 2009Committee of Resident and Fellows (CORF)
Area 7 Representative
American Psychiatric Association
2007 – currentEthics Committee
Colorado Psychiatric Society
2012 – 2013Clinical Competency Committee
Psychiatry Residency
University of Colorado Denver
Licensure and Specialty Boards:
2007Colorado Board of Medical Examiners
2008Drug Enforcement Agency
2010American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (P)
Review and Referee Work:
Reviewer for The American Journal of Psychiatry May 2007
Reviewer for The American Journal of Psychiatry October 2014
Presentations:
2008Trauma and Recovery in a War-Traumatized Refugee – A Case Presentation
Psychiatric Grand Rounds
Department of Psychiatry
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Aurora, Colorado
2008I Took That Broken Heart and Put Some Flowers Around It: Recovery in a War-Traumatized Afghani Woman – a Case Presentation
Spring Conference
Society for the Study of Culture in Psychiatry
San Francisco, California
2012CPT Coding Changes
Physician and Medical Personnel Training Conference
Colorado Psychiatric Society
Englewood, Colorado
2012CPT Coding Changes
Colorado Psychoanalytic Society
Aurora, Colorado
2014Behavioral Effects of STN DBS in Parkinson’s Disease: Case Report
Sharp C, Heru A, Davis R, Epstein C
Psychiatric Grand Rounds
Department of Psychiatry
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Aurora, CO
2015Obsessive Compulsive Disorder in Students: an Experiential Grand Rounds
Davis R, Guillemet I, Evans J, Metelits B
Psychiatric Grand Rounds
Department of Psychiatry
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Aurora, CO
2015 (cont). 25 Years of DBS: New Technologies, New Indications, New Perspectives
Davis R, Klepitskaya O, Ojemann S
Neurology Grand Rounds
Department of Neurology
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Aurora, CO
Deep Brain Stimulation for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Davis R, Thompson J
Medical Staff Meeting
Mental Health Center of Denver
Denver, CO
Treatment Options for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: From Eating an M&M Off a Toilet Seat to Deep Brain Stimulation
Davis R
The Movement Disorders Center Conference Series
Department of Neurology
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Aurora, CO
2016ADHD or Not: Diagnostic Dilemmas in a Graduate Student
Rosenthal R, Libbon R, Waggoner E, Davis R
Psychiatric Grand Rounds
Department of Psychiatry
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Aurora, CO
Teaching Appointments:
Health Professional Students:
2014 – CurrentPeer Mentor Course
Medical Students:
2005 – 2006MS-3Inpatient Psychiatry
2006 – 2007MS-3Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
2009 – CurrentMS-3Attending, Psychiatric Emergency Service
Psychiatry Residents:
2008 – 2009PGY-1Inpatient psychiatry supervision
2009 – 2013PGY-1 Night Float rotation supervision
2008 – 2009PGY- 2Inpatient psychiatry supervision
2010 – 2011PGY-2 Night Float rotation supervision
2009 – CurrentPGY-3 Attending, Psychiatric Emergency Service
2012 – CurrentPGY-1Didactics, Journal Club
2012 PGY-4Didactics, Entering Private Practice
2013 – CurrentPGY-3 and 4Student Mental Health supervision
2014 – CurrentPGY-3 and 4Outpatient Psychiatry Department
2014 – CurrentPGY-4On-call supervision
2015 – CurrentPGY-1Didactics, Physician Response to Patient Suicide
2015 – CurrentPGY-4Didactics, Student Mental Health
Physician Assistant Students
2011 – 2013Clinical Instruction, Emergency Psychiatry
Denver Health Medical Center
Paramedic Students
2009 – 2013Clinical Instruction, Emergency Psychiatry
Denver Health Medical Center
Psychology Interns
2009 – 2013Clinical Instruction, Emergency Psychiatry
Denver Health Medical Center
Course Development:
2014With Rothberg B and Guillemet I: developed and taught a 7- session course for Anschutz Medical Campus students to train them as peer mentors
2015Physician Response to Patient Suicide: 2 hour course for PGY-1’s
2015Student Mental Health: 6 session course for PGY-4’s
2015Exposure and Response Prevention: 3 session course for PGY-4 psych scholars
Program Development:
2013 – CurrentMedical Director, Student Mental Health (SMH) on the Anschutz Medical Campus: have overseen the expansion of SMH and now supervise a team including a psychiatrist, 2 nurse practitioners, and two social workers. Developed groups for students, outreach programs, and participated in website development.
2013 – Current Developed University of Colorado Denver Department of Psychiatry Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Clinic: provide CBT/ERP and medication management to patients with OCD
2014 – Current Collaborate with the Department of Neurosurgery to start a Deep Brain Stimulation Clinic for treatment-refractory severe to extreme OCD.
Research Support:
2014 – ongoing14-0554 (PI: Abosch)
Reclaim® Deep Brain Stimulation Therapy for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
The goal of this protocol is to provide deep brain stimulation under a Humanitarian Device Exemption to patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) who are severely disable by OCD that is refractory to conventional treatment options.
Role: co-investigator
Grant Submissions:
Publications:
Refereed Journals:
Davis, R. Dissonance. The Pharos. Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. 2013. Vol 76(3): p. 27.
Davis, R. Dignity. The Pharos. Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. 2013. Vol 76(4): p. 34.
Davis, R: (2014, May) [Review of the book DSM-5 Clinical Cases, ed. by John W. Barnhill]. The American Journal of Psychiatry, 171(5), 586-587. doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2014.14020214
Davis, R: (2014, May) [Review of the book DSM-5 Handbook of Differential Diagnosis, by Michale B. First]. The American Journal of Psychiatry, 171(5), 589-590. doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2014.14020213
Book Chapters:
Davis R and Weiss-Roberts L: Ethics Conflicts in Rural Communities: Patient – Provider Relationships. In: Nelson, Williams (Ed). Handbook for Rural Health Care Ethics: A Practical Guide for Professionals. 2009 pp. 83 – 107. Hanover, NH. Trustees of Dartmouth College.
Pamphlets and Reviews:
Davis R: Interview With a Patient With Bipolar Illness. A Piece of Our Mind. Colorado Psychiatric Society Newsletter. 2006. Vol 32(4).
Davis R: Suicide – It’s Still the Elephant in the Closet. A Piece of Our Mind. Colorado Psychiatric Society Newsletter. 2007. Vol 33(1).
Davis R: Everything I Needed to Know I Learned in Kindergarten, Except for the Following. A Piece of Our Mind. Colorado Psychiatric Society Newsletter. 2007. Vol 33(3).
Davis R: “Chicken Pants” – Commentary on Nursing Home and Psychiatric Work. A Piece of Our Mind. Colorado Psychiatric Society Newsletter. 2008. Vol 34(1).
Davis R: “Cytochrome P450 Metabolism of Antidepressants.” A Piece of Our Mind. Colorado Psychiatric Society Newsletter. 2008. Vol 34(3).
Davis R: Residents Need Community to Feel Connected. Psychiatric News. 2009. Vol 44(7), 19
Letters to the Editor:
Davis R: Is Internet-Based Cognitive Behavior Therapy Effective Treatment for Panic Disorder? American Journal of Psychiatry. Resident’s Edition. December 2006, online. Editorial on: Carlbring P, Bohman S, Brunt S, Buhrman M, Westling BE, Ekselius L, Anderson G: Remote Treatment of Panic Disorder: A Randomized Trial of Internet-Based Cognitive Behavior Therapy Supplemented with Telephone Calls. American Journal of Psychiatry 2006; 163: 2119 0 2125.
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