AdamChanMD(He/Him)

Psychiatry • Memphis, TN

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellow. Mental Health Advocate.

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Office
920 Madison Ave
Second Floor
Memphis, TN 38163
Phone+1 901-448-2302

Fax+1 901-448-1477

Summary

Dr. Chan is currently a Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellow Physician at the UTHSC Department of Psychiatry in Memphis, TN. Apart from his time caring for patients and their families, and teaching medical students, he has interests in organizational leadership and mental health advocacy, extending to the local and national levels of the American Psychiatric Association. He has a passion for the advancement of minoritized and underserved populations, receiving grants for diversity and inclusion efforts, and seeks the expansion of innovative healthcare delivery systems and technologies to address the ever-increasing mental and emotional healthcare needs in the community. Upon completion of fellowship training, Dr. Chan is seeking both inpatient and outpatient opportunities - specifically working with patients across the lifespan and Interventional Psychiatry modalities including ECT and TMS.

Education & Training

University of TennesseeFellowship, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2023 - 2025
University of TennesseeResidency, Psychiatry, 2020 - 2024
University of TennesseeChief Residency, Psychiatry, 2022 - 2023
East Tennessee State University James H. Quillen College of MedicineClass of 2020, MD
Emory UniversityBS, Neuroscience & Behavioral Biology, 2011 - 2015

Certifications & Licensure

TN State Medical License 2021 - 2025
AR State Medical License 2021 - 2022

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Alpha Omega Alpha Alpha Omega Alpha, 2022
Gold Humanism Honor Society Arnold P. Gold Foundation, 2019
Dr. William V. Wallace Medical Education Scholarship Tennessee Medical Education Fund, 2019
Jeng Family Fund Scholarship Chinese American Medical Society, 2018
Dr. Sam J. Williams III Medical Education Scholarship Tennessee Medical Education Fund, 2018
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Publications & Presentations

Abstracts/Posters

Understanding the Interdisciplinary Role in Evaluating Altered Mental Status to Thalamic Stroke
Patel, J.; Melton, D.; Chan, A.Y., 2023 APA Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 5/20/2023
Acute Psychosis in a Newly Transitioning Female Veteran: Diagnosis and Acute Management Considerations
McHenry, S.; Arati, J., Chan, A.Y., 2022 APA Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 5/22/2022
The Effect of Implementing a Pass/Fail Curriculum with Retained Class Rank on Medical Student Well-Being
Farabee, E., Wholley, G., Chan, A.Y., Blosser, P., Porter, H.N., Harris, T.M., Gardner, N.L., Jones, J.A., Herring, J., Wallace, R., 2020 Appalachian Student Research Forum, Virtual, Johnson City, TN, 4/2020
Medical Student Burnout using the WBI in a Small-Sized Medical School
Chan, A.Y., Farbee, E., Wholley, G., Blosser, P., Herring, J., Wallace, R., Appalachian Student Research Forum, Johnson City, TN, 4/12/2019
Osteonecrosis of Jaw: Common etiologies, uncommon treatments
Panta, R.P., Chan, A.Y., Das, D., Appalachian Student Research Forum, Johnson City, TN, 4/12/2019
Mental Health Intervention Strategies for Youth in Rural Appalachian TN
Chan, A.Y., Kwak, H., Simberloff, T., Witt, A., Hawkins, S., Click, I., Appalachian Student Research Forum, Johnson City, TN, 4/4/2018
Association of Metformin Dose with Mitochondrial DNA Haplogroups, Hemoglobin A1c levels, and Side-Effects in Adults with T2DM
Chan, A.Y., Samuels, D.S., Buchowski, M.S., NIDDK National Medical Student Research Symposium, Nashville, TN, 8/2/2017
EXCEL Enrichment Program in Atlanta College Park Youth
Chan, A.Y., Mukhtar, S., Emory University Center for Community Partnership, Atlanta, GA, 2015
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Lectures

Anti-AAPI Racism: Coalition Building and Healing Our Communities and Workforce
2023 APA Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA - 5/24/2023

Other

APA Resource Document on the Mental Health Response to Migration Emergencies
Collins, P.; Fung, A.; Griffith, J.; Haider, A.; Raviola, G.; Johnson, I.; Adam, B; Velez, G.; Shadid, O.; Ratnakaran, B.; Searles Quick, V.; Chan, A.Y.; Ajibade, O.; ...
https://www.psychiatry.org/Psychiatrists/Search-Directories-Databases/Resource-Documents/2023/Mental-Health-Response-to-Migration-Emergencies
10/2023