Robert Rohrbaugh, MD
Professor of Psychiatry, Associate Dean for Global Health Education, Deputy Dean for Professionalism and Leadership; Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health; Deputy Chair for Education and Career Development, Department of Psychiatry; Director, Office of International Medical Student Education, Yale School of Medicine
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Dr. Rohrbaugh has developed clinical programs and educational programs at the interface of geropsychiatry and medicine. His research has been focused on evaluating the effect these interventions have had on patient care and on trainee education and skill development. For example, Dr. Rohrbaugh developed a psychiatry primary care clinic at VA-Connecticut to provide primary care medical services to patients with serious mental illness. He also participated on the team that evaluated this intervention and found it improved access, quality of care, and cost essentially the same as standard care. Dr. Rohrbaugh included a module on psychiatry resident education on the principles of primary care in the development of the clinic. This module was part of a national review of such interventions recently published by Dr. Rohrbaugh in 2009.
Dr. Rohrbaugh has also been interested in teaching beginning clinicians to identify data in a patient's narrative and to develop a bio-psycho-social formulation. Several publications and one book describe both teaching methods and methods to evaluate the effectiveness of these interventions.
Most recently, Dr. Rohrbaugh's education interventions have been in the area of global health education for medical students and global mental health education for residents. Dr. Rohrbaugh and colleagues have described the development of the certificate in Global Medicine program and the national context in which is was developed as well as the effects that the Yale Global Mental Health program have had on the department as a whole.
Specialized Terms: Undergraduate Medical Education; Post-graduate (Residency) Education; Global Health Education
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Research Interests
Internship and Residency; Medicine; Mental Health Services; Global Health; Ethical Analysis; Psychiatry and Psychology; Health Care
Selected Publications
- Educational PartnershipsMarienfeld C, Hu X, Yang Y, Liu Z, Lasswell E, Rohrbaugh R. Educational Partnerships. 2023, 135-144. DOI: 10.4324/9781315160597-10.
- Managing the Unpredictable: Recommendations to Improve Trainee Safety During Global Health Away ElectivesEdwards M, Dalvie N, Kellett A, Peluso M, Rohrbaugh R. Managing the Unpredictable: Recommendations to Improve Trainee Safety During Global Health Away Electives. Annals Of Global Health 2022, 88: 86. PMID: 36311896, PMCID: PMC9562969, DOI: 10.5334/aogh.3874.
- A web-based review of global health programs in U.S. allopathic and osteopathic medical schoolsEdwards M, An C, Rohrbaugh R, Peluso M, Lam S. A web-based review of global health programs in U.S. allopathic and osteopathic medical schools. Medical Teacher 2022, 44: 1408-1412. PMID: 35868013, DOI: 10.1080/0142159x.2022.2099258.
- In This Issue: February 2021DeJong S, Rohrbaugh R, Brenner A. In This Issue: February 2021. Academic Psychiatry 2021, 45: 1-3. PMCID: PMC7853593, DOI: 10.1007/s40596-021-01408-z.
- Medical student depression and its correlates across three international medical schoolsGold J, Hu X, Huang G, Li W, Wu Y, Gao S, Liu Z, Trockel M, Li W, Wu Y, Gao S, Liu Z, Rohrbaugh R, Wilkins K. Medical student depression and its correlates across three international medical schools. World Journal Of Psychiatry 2019, 9: 65-77. PMCID: PMC6885455, DOI: 10.5498/wjp.v9.i4.65.
- Allying with Our Neighbors to Teach Structural Competence: The Yale Department of Psychiatry Structural Competency Community Initiative (YSCCI)Rohrbaugh R, Bromage B, Encandela J, Spell V, Williamson B, Mathis W. Allying with Our Neighbors to Teach Structural Competence: The Yale Department of Psychiatry Structural Competency Community Initiative (YSCCI). 2019, 159-166. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-10525-9_13.
- Towards a Universal Medical Education Global Health Curriculum: Update on the Bellagio Global Health Education InitiativePeluso M, Kellett A, Davies D, Samaan J, Brewer T, Van Schalkwyk S, Garg B, Mayanja-Kizza H, Margolis C, Rohrbaugh R. Towards a Universal Medical Education Global Health Curriculum: Update on the Bellagio Global Health Education Initiative. Annals Of Global Health 2017, 83: 49-50. DOI: 10.1016/j.aogh.2017.03.107.
- Effective Research Mentorship for Residents: Meeting the Needs of Early Career Physiciansvan Schalkwyk GI, Katz RB, Resignato J, van Schalkwyk SC, Rohrbaugh RM. Effective Research Mentorship for Residents: Meeting the Needs of Early Career Physicians. Academic Psychiatry 2016, 41: 326-332. PMID: 27766554, DOI: 10.1007/s40596-016-0625-9.
- The Biopsychosocial Formulationvan Schalkwyk G, Diaz E, Rohrbaugh R. The Biopsychosocial Formulation. 2016, 101-113. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-39460-2_7.
- Psychoactive Prescription Practices for Serious Mental and Neurological Illness in Ghana: Data from the Mental Health and Poverty Project (MHaPP)Canavan M, Sipsma H, Jack H, Ohene S, Rohrbaugh R, Bradley E, Ofori-Atta A, Consortium T. Psychoactive Prescription Practices for Serious Mental and Neurological Illness in Ghana: Data from the Mental Health and Poverty Project (MHaPP). International Journal Of Mental Health 2016, 45: 223-235. DOI: 10.1080/00207411.2016.1215217.
- A universal core curriculum for global health: report on content, teaching, and assessment recommendations from the Bellagio Global Health Education InitiativePeluso M, Kellett A, Margolis C, Rohrbaugh R. A universal core curriculum for global health: report on content, teaching, and assessment recommendations from the Bellagio Global Health Education Initiative. Annals Of Global Health 2016, 82: 490-491. DOI: 10.1016/j.aogh.2016.04.340.
- Bidirectional Exchanges of Medical Students Between Institutional Partners in Global Health Clinical Education Programs: Putting Ethical Principles into PracticeRohrbaugh R, Kellett A, Peluso MJ. Bidirectional Exchanges of Medical Students Between Institutional Partners in Global Health Clinical Education Programs: Putting Ethical Principles into Practice. Annals Of Global Health 2016, 82: 659-664. PMID: 28283116, DOI: 10.1016/j.aogh.2016.04.671.
- Education and Workforce Development in Public PsychiatrySteiner J, Bellamy C, Hoge M, DeSanto Iennaco J, Klee A, Ponce A, Rohrbaugh R, Ross D, Styron T, Jacobs S. Education and Workforce Development in Public Psychiatry. 2016, 235-248. DOI: 10.1093/med/9780190214678.003.0016.
- Introduction and SignificanceJacobs S, Ball S, Davidson L, Díaz E, DeSanto Iennaco J, McMahon T, Rohrbaugh R, Steiner J, Styron T, Sernyak M, Zonana H. Introduction and Significance. 2016, 1-12. DOI: 10.1093/med/9780190214678.003.0001.
- Conclusion and Future ChallengesJacobs S, Ball S, Davidson L, Díaz E, DeSanto Iennaco J, McMahon T, Rohrbaugh R, Steiner J, Styron T, Sernyak M, Zonana H. Conclusion and Future Challenges. 2016, 273-286. DOI: 10.1093/med/9780190214678.003.0019.
- General Medicine Training in Psychiatry ResidencyAnnamalai A, Rohrbaugh RM, Sernyak MJ. General Medicine Training in Psychiatry Residency. Academic Psychiatry 2015, 39: 437-441. PMID: 26048458, DOI: 10.1007/s40596-015-0344-7.
- An operationalised approach to biopsychosocial formulationRoss DA, van Schalkwyk GI, Rohrbaugh R. An operationalised approach to biopsychosocial formulation. Medical Education 2014, 48: 529-529. PMID: 24712947, DOI: 10.1111/medu.12448.
- Impact of a Global Mental Health Program on a Residency Training ProgramMarienfeld C, Rohrbaugh RM. Impact of a Global Mental Health Program on a Residency Training Program. Academic Psychiatry 2013, 37: 276-280. PMID: 23820914, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ap.12070132.
- Structured Global Health Programs in U.S. Medical SchoolsPeluso MJ, Forrestel AK, Hafler JP, Rohrbaugh RM. Structured Global Health Programs in U.S. Medical Schools. Academic Medicine 2013, 88: 124-130. PMID: 23165271, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0b013e3182765768.
- Health Policy and Ethics: A critical examination of values in global settingsWorthington R and Rohrbaugh, RM, “Health Policy and Ethics: A critical examination of values in global settings” Radcliffe, London. 2012
- The VA Psychiatry-Primary Care Education InitiativeRohrbaugh RM, Felker B, Kosten T. The VA Psychiatry-Primary Care Education Initiative. Academic Psychiatry 2009, 33: 31-36. PMID: 19349441, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ap.33.1.31.
- Integrated Medical Care for Patients With Serious Psychiatric Illness: A Randomized TrialDruss BG, Rohrbaugh RM, Levinson CM, Rosenheck RA. Integrated Medical Care for Patients With Serious Psychiatric Illness: A Randomized Trial. JAMA Psychiatry 2001, 58: 861-868. PMID: 11545670, DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.58.9.861.
- UPBEAT: The Impact of a Psychogeriatric Intervention in VA Medical CentersKominski G, Andersen R, Bastani R, Gould R, Hackman C, Huang D, Jarvik L, Maxwell A, Moye J, Olsen E, Rohrbaugh R, Rosansky J, Taylor S, Van Stone W. UPBEAT: The Impact of a Psychogeriatric Intervention in VA Medical Centers. Medical Care 2001, 39: 500-512. PMID: 11317098, DOI: 10.1097/00005650-200105000-00010.
- Campbell W and Rohrbaugh RM, “The Biopsychosocial Formulation Manual: A Guide for Mental Health Professionals.” Routledge, New York. 2006Campbell W and Rohrbaugh RM, “The Biopsychosocial Formulation Manual: A Guide for Mental Health Professionals.” Routledge, New York. 2006