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Creighton Action with Alegent Health Triggers Psychiatry<\/p>\n

Department Breakup with UNMC<\/FONT><\/B><\/p>\n

 In response to a recent announcement by Creighton University that<\/p>\n

it has signed an agreement with Alegent Health regarding behavioral health,<\/p>\n

University of Nebraska Medical Center officials announced today that the<\/p>\n

agreement violates the spirit and letter of the combined Creighton\/Nebraska<\/p>\n

Department of Psychiatry contract. The department of psychiatry is a unit<\/p>\n

of the UNMC College of Medicine.<\/p>\n

 “Creighton’s unilateral action to establish a new primary teaching<\/p>\n

site for the combined department is a breach of our Academic Affiliation<\/p>\n

Agreement,” said Harold M. Maurer, M.D., dean of the UNMC College of Medicine.<\/p>\n

“We interpret this unilateral action as notice of termination of our 11-year<\/p>\n

partnership.<\/p>\n

 “UNMC was not a party to discussions that involved the future<\/p>\n

of one of our core academic programs. We were greatly concerned about losing<\/p>\n

control of our educational mission, and for this reason, we repeatedly<\/p>\n

informed Creighton officials that any unilateral action on their part would<\/p>\n

be viewed as a violation of our agreement and indicative of their desire<\/p>\n

to terminate the combined department.”<\/p>\n

  William O. Berndt, Ph.D., UNMC chancellor echoed Dr. Maurer’s<\/p>\n

sentiments, in saying, “Creighton’s action seriously threatens UNMC’s ability<\/p>\n

to control its academic mission. Our partnership with Creighton in providing<\/p>\n

educational opportunities for psychiatry residents and medical students<\/p>\n

has been a good one. We regret that it has to end this way.”<\/p>\n

 Dr. Maurer noted that UNMC provided approximately 70 percent of<\/p>\n

the funding for the budget of the Creighton\/Nebraska Department of Psychiatry.<\/p>\n

 The combined department was formed in 1987 in an effort to maximize<\/p>\n

resources and provide increased educational opportunities for medical students<\/p>\n

and resident physicians at Creighton University and the UNMC.<\/p>\n

 Under the academic affiliation agreement, students and residents<\/p>\n

receive educational training at UNMC, the Saint Joseph Center for Mental<\/p>\n

Health, Saint Joseph Hospital and the Veterans Affairs Medical Center.<\/p>\n

 Each year, approximately 250 UNMC and Creighton medical students<\/p>\n

perform clinical clerkships<\/p>\n


in psychiatry. These clerkships involve seeing mental health patients<\/p>\n

for six weeks at UNMC and eight weeks at Creighton. The psychiatry clerkship<\/p>\n

is one of five clerkships required of medical students. The other clerkships<\/p>\n

are obstetrics\/gynecology, pediatrics, surgery and internal medicine.<\/p>\n

 The Creighton\/Nebraska Department of Psychiatry is accredited<\/p>\n

for up to 42 resident physicians. The program has been averaging between<\/p>\n

30 and 32 residents per year. All physicians must complete residency training<\/p>\n

before they can practice. Residency programs in psychiatry range from one<\/p>\n

to four years and include general psychiatry, child and adolescent psychiatry,<\/p>\n

and subspecialty psychiatry dealing with geriatrics and addictions.<\/p>\n

 The Creighton\/Nebraska Department of Psychiatry is headed by David<\/p>\n

Folks, M.D., who serves as professor and chair of the department. Dr. Folks<\/p>\n

came to Omaha in 1993 to head the department after serving on the faculty<\/p>\n

at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.<\/p>\n

 Dr. Maurer said UNMC and Nebraska Health System had been in discussions<\/p>\n

with Methodist Health System to explore the development of several complementary<\/p>\n

programs for the combined psychiatry department. These complementary programs<\/p>\n

were proposed by Dr. Folks. Creighton was aware of and supportive of these<\/p>\n

talks, Dr. Maurer said. However, the announcement of Creighton’s agreement<\/p>\n

with Alegent Health altered the direction of these discussions.<\/p>\n

 Dr. Berndt said the discussions have now been extended to look<\/p>\n

at the possibility of UNMC psychiatry residents and students receiving<\/p>\n

all their educational training through Nebraska Health System and Methodist<\/p>\n

Richard Young, the mental health facility of the Methodist Health System.<\/p>\n

 Louis W. Burgher, M.D., Ph.D., president and chief executive officer<\/p>\n

of  Nebraska Health System, said the discussions hold much promise.<\/p>\n

“Nebraska Health System supports UNMC in its action to strengthen its academic<\/p>\n

mission. We look forward to playing a role in this collaborative effort<\/p>\n

with UNMC and Methodist Health System to develop a community-wide service.”<\/p>\n


 Stephen D. Long, president and chief executive officer of the<\/p>\n

Methodist Health System, said, “Methodist Hospital and Methodist Health<\/p>\n

System have supported UNMC’s academic mission for nearly 30 years. We believe<\/p>\n

this would be a natural alliance that would strengthen the services offered<\/p>\n

by both organizations.”<\/p>\n

 Burgher and Long said the ongoing discussions with UNMC will determine<\/p>\n

the feasibility of a partnership among the three institutions. They expect<\/p>\n

the feasibility review to be completed by the end of September.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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