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National MIRECC Education Group

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Michael Kauth, Ph.D., Coordinator

Purpose | Education Group | Sub-Groups

Purpose

To promote collaboration between the 10 MIRECCs and other VA centers and VA Healthcare Networks through education.

National MIRECC Education Group

VA Healthcare Network(VISN) Education Directors Group Members
VISN 1
New England Healthcare System

Patricia Sweeney, Psy.D.
Patricia.Sweeney@va.gov

Bruce Rounsaville, M.D.
Bruce.Rounsaville@med.va.gov

VISN 3
NY/NJ Veterans Healthcare Network

Bruce Levine, M.D.
Bruce.levine@med.va.gov

Margaret McNamara,
Assistant Director

 
VISN 4
Stars & Stripes Healthcare Network

Katy Ruckdeschel, Ph.D.
Ruckdesc@mail.med.upenn.edu

Sara Salmon-Cox, M.S., OTR/L
Sara.Salmon-cox@med.va.gov

VISN 5
Capitol Health Care Network
Paul Ruskin, M.D.
paul.ruskin@med.va.gov
Cynthia Clark, R.N.
cynthia.clark@med.va.gov
Wendy Tenhula, Ph.D.
wendy.tenhula@med.va.gov
Shannon Thomas-Lohrman, M.S.
shannon.thomaslohrman@med.va.gov
VISN 6
Mid-Atlantic Health Care Network
Robin Hurley, M.D.
robin.hurley@med.va.gov

Katherine Taber, Ph.D.
Katherine.taber@med.va.gov

Jaimie Marinkovich, M.A.,
Healthcare Education Specialist
Jaimie.Marinkovich@va.gov
VISN 16
South Central VA Health Care Network
Michael R. Kauth, Ph.D.
michael.kauth@med.va.gov
VISN 19
Rocky Mountain Network

Jay Griffith, M.D.
jay.griffith@va.gov

 
VISN 20
Northwest Network
James K. Boehnlein, MD
james.boehnlein@med.va.gov
&
Ruth Ann Tsukuda, EdD, MPH
ruth.tsukuda@med.va.gov
Lauren Stoner
lauren.stoner@va.gov
VISN 21
Sierra Pacific Network

Josef Ruzek, Ph.D.
Josef.Ruzek@med.va.gov

Allyson Rosen, Ph.D.
rosena@stanford.edu

Robyn Walser, Ph.D.
Robyn.Walser@va.gov
Eric Kuhn, Ph.D.
Eric.Kuhn@va.gov
Garrett Chan
garrett.chan@va.gov

VISN 22
Desert Pacific Healthcare Network

Christopher Reist, M.D.
chris.reist@va.gov

Consultants

Ira Katz, M.D.
Deputy Chief Patient Care Services Officer for Mental Health
Ira.Katz@va.gov

Antonette (Toni) Zeiss, Ph.D.
Deputy Chief Consultant
MH Strategic Healthcare Group Antonette.zeiss@va.gov

Thomas B. Horvath, M.D.
Coordinator, Science Advisor to the MIRECCs
Chief of Staff
Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center
Thomas.horvath@med.va.gov

Vincent Kane, LCSW
Exec. Asst. to the Deputy Chief Patient Care Services Officer for Mental health
Vincent.Kane@va.gov

 

Sub-Groups

Sub-Group Coordinator Members
National MIRECC Newsletter Katy Ruckdeschel Michael Kauth, Bruce Levine, Louise Mahoney, Ruth Ann Tsukuda, Robyn Walser, Laura Wray
Recovery Implementation Michael Kauth & Bruce Levine TBD
National MIRECC Website Louise Mahoney Keith Cosgrove, Shirley Gottron, Joe Huggins, Michael Kauth, Bruce Levine, Lisa Mueller, Nelson Rodriquez, Katy Ruckdeschel, Paul Ruskin, Lauren Stoner, Katherine Taber, Thomas Teasdale, Ruth Ann Tsukuda, Robyn Walser, Perry Whitted, Jerome Yesavage