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Office
5C 107 FM 2972
Rusk, TX 75785Phone+1 903-683-5781
Summary
- Dr. de Similien is a graduate of the Harvard School of Public Health, Yale University's Public Psychiatry Fellowship program, Wayne State University School of Medicine, and Howard University Hospital Psychiatry Residency program. An alumnus of Teach for America and the Americorp and a former elementary school teacher, his interests include, but are not limited to, public and community psychiatry, education administration, and addressing the social determinants of mental health and persistent mental illness in the transitional/young adult patient population.
Clinical Expertise
- Addiction, Community, Integrative Psychiatry, Emergency psychiatry, Public health, Forensic psychiatry, Community psychiatry, Generalized psychiatry, Outpatient psychiatry, Inpatient Psychiatry
Education & Training
- University of Texas at TylerMBA, Health Care Management, 2021 - 2022
- Harvard School of Public HealthMPH, Health & Social Behavior, 2018 - 2020
- Yale School of MedicinePublic Psychiatry, 2017 - 2018
- Howard UniversityResidency, Psychiatry, 2013 - 2017
- Wayne State University School of MedicineClass of 2013, MD
- Wayne State UniversityMS, Basic Medical Science, 2007 - 2009
- University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC)M.Ed, Instructional Leadership & Educational Study, 2000 - 2001
- University of IowaBA, Economics, 1995 - 1999
Certifications & Licensure
- TX State Medical License 2019 - 2025
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Outstanding Chief Resident Contribution Award Howard University Hospital, Psychiatry Residency Program, 2017
- Resident Research Recognition Award Howard University Hospital Graduate Medical Education (GME), 2017
- American Psychiatric Association (APA) Awarded 2016 - 2018 Public Psychiatry Fellowship, 2016
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 2 citationsTreatment of phantom shocks: A case report:Danielle R Hairston, Ralph H de Similien, Seth Himelhoch, Anique Forrester
International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine. 2019-05-01 - Sociodemographic and clinical correlates of the frequently hospitalized African American patients with severe and persistent mental illness.Ralph H de Similien, Danielle Hairston, Suneeta Kumari, Gary E Matthews, Tobias Wasser
Annals of Clinical Psychiatry. 2018-11-01
Journal Articles
- The importance of ‘delivery factors’ and ‘patient factors’ in the therapeutic allianceRalph h. de Similien, M.D., M.S, M.Ed; Adamma Okorafor, M.D, Current Psychiatry 2016 July;15(7):e1-e3.
- Suicide By Cop: A Psychiatric PhenomenonRalph h. de Similien, M.D., M.S, M.Ed; Adamma Okorafor, M.D., American Journal of Psychiatry (Residents' Journal) 2017 January;12 (1), pp. 20–22
- Accounting For The Social Determinants In Psychiatric Care DeliveryRalph H. de Similien, M.D, M.S., M.Ed, American Journal of Psychiatry (Residents' Journal) 2017 June 1;12(6): pp. 11–13.
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Committees
- Fellow, Member, APA's Council on International Psychiatry 2016 - Present
- Advisory Board Member, Psychiaty Time 2016 - Present
- Scientific Program Committee Member Representative, APA's Institute of Psychiatric Services (IPS) 2016 - 2018
- Chief Resident, Howard University Hospital Psychiatry Department 2016 - 2017
Professional Memberships
- Member
- American Association of Community Psychiatrist - AACPMember
- Fellow
- American Association of Psychiatric Administrators - AAPAMember
- American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP)Member
- Washington Psychiatric Society (WPS)Member
Other Languages
- French, Spanish, Creole
External Links
- Ralph de Similien, MDhttp://www.desimilien.com
- dr. dehttp://www.doctorde.org
- dr.dehttp://www.doctorde.com
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