Rate My Professor Alex Thompson

Under Thompson's leadership, the Department of Psychiatry expanded its residency program from seven to nine categorical residents annually, achieved through a grant from the Iowa Department of Public Health and Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education approval. He has facilitated collaborations to provide high-quality rural community experiences for all residents, including telepsychiatry for outpatient services, primary care integrations in rural settings, and a public and rural psychiatry track with electives, mentorships, and targeted lectures. Thompson's scholarly work includes co-authoring 'Psychiatric Emergencies: Assessing and Managing Suicidal Ideation,' published in Medical Clinics of North America in 2017. His contributions also encompass consultation-liaison psychiatry and advancements in behavioral health services at University of Iowa Health Care, such as OpenNotes implementation. Thompson has highlighted the need for exemplary rural providers, aligning training with state legislative priorities to address mental health shortages in Iowa's underserved areas.