ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS, PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS AND HONORS
Positions and Employment:
Senior Associate Dean for Education, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, 2007-present
Professor of Psychiatry, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, 2006-present
Vice Chairman for Clinical Education and Evidence Based Medicine Integration, Department of Psychiatry, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, 2005-present
Psychiatry Residency, Albert Einstein BMHC (Jacobi), 1978-1982
Other Experience and Professional Memberships:
Behavioral Health Electronic Medical Record Planning Committee, University of Colorado Hospital, 2009-present
Surveyor, Liaison Committee Medical Educators (LCME) Site Survey, 2009
Consultant, Center for Surgical Innovation, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, 2007-present
Ex Officio Member, Curriculum Steering Committee, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, 2007-present
Ex Officio Member, Essential Core Block Directors Committee, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, 2007-present
Ex Officio Member, Clerkship Block Directors Committee, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, 2007-present
Member, Executive Committee, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, 2007-present
Member, Faculty Senate, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, 2007-present
Chair, VOICE Committee, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, 2007-present
Chair, Promotions Committee, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, 2007-present
Chair, Undergraduate Medical Education Steering Committee, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, 2007-present
Chair, Liaison Committee Medical Education Accreditation Task Force, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, 2007-2009
Chair, Strategic Planning Group, Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic University of Colorado Hospital, 2005-present
Chair, Psychiatric Attending Meeting, Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic University of Colorado Hospital, 2005-present
Executive Committee Department of Psychiatry University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, 2005-present
Vice Chairman Meeting, Department of Psychiatry, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, 2005-present
Honors:
President's Teacher Scholars' Award, 2011
National Model Curriculum AADPRT Evidence-Based Medicine for Psychiatrists, 2011
Academy of Medical Educators (SOM) Award for mentorship, 2010
Presidents Award, University of Colorado Hospital, Nov 2008 for the Community Psychiatry Team, 2008
Teacher of the Year, NYMC/WMC Psychiatric Residency Training Program, 2005
Teacher of the Year. NYMC/WMC Psychiatric Residency Training Program, 2000
Teacher of the Year, NYMC/WMC Psychiatric Residency Training Program, 1999
President, American Psychiatric Association Chapter, Fairfield/Litchfield Chapter, 1999-2001
Teacher of the Year, Columbia at Stamford Family Practice Residency, 1994
American Psychiatric Association Third Annual Nancy C.A. Roeske, MD Certificate of Recognition for Excellence in Medical Student Education May 1993, APA, San Francisco (Columbia University Award, Medical Student teaching), 1993
Teaching Activities:
Recent Medical Student Teaching, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine
Mentor/Research Advisor, Mentored Scholarly Activity, 2008 present
Small Group Leader, Behavioral Science Course, 1st/2nd year medical students (16 sessions annually), 2005-present
Lecturer, Personality Disorder, Medical Student Psychiatry Interest Group, 2009 Nov.
Small Group Leader, Problem Based Learning Curriculum, 1st year Medical Students (10 classes), 2005-2006
Lecturer, Behavioral Medicine Course, Personality Disorders, 1st year medical students, 2005-2007
Current Resident Didactic Teaching: Course Instructor/ Lectures
Course: Outpatient Psychiatry PGY-3 (2-4 sessions variable), 2005-present
Course: Brief Treatment, Crisis Intervention (10 sessions), 2007-present
Course: Evidence-Based Medicine for Psychiatrists, PGY-3 (20-25 sessions), 2005-present
Course: Co Teacher, Psychodynamic Formulation and Treatment, PGY-3 (32 sessions), 2007-present
Course: Psychopathology and Personality Disorders, PGY 3 (10-12 sessions), 2006-present
Course: Evidence-Based Medicine for Psychiatrists, PGY-1 (6 sessions) Repeated twice per year, 2005-present
Course: Introduction to Psychotherapies, PGY-1 (6 sessions) Repeated twice per year, 2006-present
Head of 6 Course Track, Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Track Psychiatry Residency Training, 2007-present
Lecturer, Violence Prevention, (2 sessions) PGY 3 and PGY 2 & 3, 2009 Dec.
Lecturer, Boundary Violations: How To Avoid Them, PGY 3 & OPD staff, 2009 Oct.
Clinical Activities:
Practice Director, Psychiatry Outpatient Department, University of Colorado Hospital, 2005-present
Ambulatory Preceptor, University of Colorado Health Science Center Psychiatric Outpatient Clinic North Pavilion 4 hrs/week, 2007-present
Resident Supervision 2 hours per week, PGY 3 & OPD Chief Resident, 2007-present
Psychiatry Outpatient Department, Clinical Case Conference (semi annually), 2005-present
Mock Psychiatry Board Examiner, 2005-present
Ambulatory Preceptor, University of Colorado Health Science Center Psychiatric Outpatient Clinic, North Pavilion (20 hours per week), 2005-2007
Ambulatory Preceptor, AF Williams Family Medicine, Stapleton Outpatient Clinic, North Pavilion, 2005-2007
SCHOLARSHIPS AND PUBLICATIONS
Editorial Board Member, Academic Psychiatry, American Psychiatric Publishing, Washington DC, 2009-present
Reviewer, Academic Psychiatry, Editor-in-Chief Laura Roberts MD, 2006-present
Section Editor, “Complementary & Behavioral Medicine,” Cardiology in Review, Editors William H. Frishman MD and Patrick T. O’Gara, Lippincot, Williams & Wilkins, 2005-present
Reviewer, American Journal of Psychiatry, Editor-in-Chief Robert Freedman MD, 2006-present
Section Editor, “Psychiatry & Behavioral Medicine,” Heart Disease A Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine, Editor-in-Chief William H. Frishman MD Lippincot Williams & Wilkins, 2000-2005
Selected Peer-Reviewed Publications:
Feinstein RE, Rothberg B, Weiner N, Savin D, “University of Colorado Evidence Based Medicine Project,” Academic Psychiatry, 32:6 November-December 2008 pp 526-530
Feinstein RE, Blumenfield M, Orlowski B, et al, “A National Survey of Cardiovascular Physicians, Beliefs and Clinical Care Practices When Diagnosing and Treating Depression in Patients with Cardiovascular Disease,” Cardiology in Review, 2006 July/August: 14(4):164-169.
Feinstein RE, Feinstein MS, “Psychotherapy for Health & Lifestyle Changes J Clin Psychol In Session” Psychotherapy in Practice, 2001, 57(11):1-13
Feinstein RE, “Cardiovascular Effects of Novel Antipsychotic Medications,” Heart Disease A Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine 2002, 4 (1) May/June: 184-90.
Feinstein RE, “Prevention-Oriented Primary Care: A Collaborative Model for Office–Base Cardiovascular Risk Reduction,” Heart Disease A Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine, 1999, 1(5) Nov/Dec: 264-271.
Feinstein, RE; Plutchik, R, “Violence and Suicide Risk Assessment in the Psychiatric Emergency Room,” Comprehensive Psychiatry, 1990, 31(4) July/August: 337-343.
Book
Feinstein, Robert E, Brewer, Anne A, Editors: Primary Care Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine: Brief Office Treatment and Management Pathways, Springer Publishing, New York, New York 1999.
Book Chapters
Feinstein RE, “Personality Traits and Disorders In (Eds),” Blumenfield M, Strain J, Psychosomatic Medicine, Chapter 46 pp. 843-865, Lippincott/Williams Wilkins, Philadelphia 2006
Feinstein RE, “Evidence Based Medicine In (Eds),” Blumenfield M, Strain J, Psychosomatic Medicine, Chapter 48 pp. 881-897, Lippincott/Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia 2006
Feinstein RE, Bindra RB, “Crisis Intervention, Trauma, and Disasters (Ed),” Rakel R, Textbook of Family Medicine, 7th Edition, W. B. Saunders, Philadelphia, Pa. (2007)
Grants and Contracts:
UCHSC: Evidence-Based Medicine Psychiatry Educational Study (2006-2010)
COMIRB Approved Protocol #06-0419: “Evaluation of a Psychiatry Evidence-Based Medicine Curriculum & Educational Interventions,” 2006-2009
This research includes development of a 3 year psychiatry EBM curriculum, the development of an EBM examination, three survey instruments, and use of micro skills teaching in an psychiatric outpatient setting.
$150, 000 (2002-2003)
Co-Principal Investigators: Robert E. Feinstein, MD, Michael Blumenfeld, MD
Pfizer research grant: “National Survey of Cardiologist Attitudes about Depression and Anxiety and Depression as a Risk Factor for Cardiovascular Disease”
$15,000 (2001-2003)
Principle Investigator: Robert E. Feinstein, MD
An educational grant from Pfizer for the development of a health risk appraisal software product which assesses cardiovascular risk factors
$440,160 (1995-98)
Co-Principal Investigators: Program Director Joseph V. Connelly MD, Peter Rabinowitz MD, & Robert E. Feinstein MD, Family Practice Residency Program, St. Joseph Medical Center, Stamford, CT
Family Practice Residency Training Grant: “Biopsychosocial Life Support Curriculum for Family Practice Residents,” grant #1D15PE10297-01, Department of Health and Human Services, Bureau of Health Professionals, Educational and Prevention and Pilot Research Program in Cardiovascular Disease Risk Reduction