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| Oaklawn Pschiatric Center | |||
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About LaRissa Chism
LaRissa Chism - Professional Summary:
As a Staff Psychiatrist at Oaklawn Psychiatric Center, Dr. LaRissa Chism provides inpatient and outpatient care for patients with mental healthcare needs, including elderly and pregnant patients. At the Goshen, Indiana-based center, Dr. LaRissa Chism manages the treatment needs of her patients, makes referrals when appropriate, and performs crisis and risk assessments. A licensed medical doctor, Dr. LaRissa Chism is Board Certified through the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Dr. LaRissa Chism began her academic career at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, where she studied biology and Spanish. As a student at the University of Michigan, Dr. LaRissa Chism gained experience in scientific research, studying polarization characteristics in Caulobacter crescentus, a type of bacterium that can be found in lakes and streams. Dr. LaRissa Chism’s scholarly acumen later took her to South Africa. There she assisted in research conducted on the effects of lead pollution funded by the John E. Fogarty Foundation. After graduating from the University of Michigan, Dr. LaRissa Chism attended the Temple University School of Medicine in Philadelphia. After receiving her medical degree, Dr. LaRissa Chism finished her medical training and served as Chief Resident in Psychiatry at the Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals. Dr. LaRissa Chism then completed a Fellowhsip in Forensic Psychiatry at the Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic. Since establishing herself as an expert in forensic psychiatry and mental health issues, Dr. LaRissa Chism has spoken at several professional conferences around the country on such topics as “Helping Mothers Who Need Help,” which she presented at a workshop held during the 2010 meeting of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, and “Consultation/Liason Casebook Challenge: Strategies and Limitations in Establishing Competency,” a clinical case presentation she discussed during the American Psychiatric Association’s annual meeting in 2005. Dr. LaRissa Chism has been a peer-review editor for the Jefferson Journal of Psychiatry and has been published in other prestigious journals, including the Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, and The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.
LaRissa Chism - Professional Experience:
Oaklawn Psychiatric Center
Staff Psychiatrist
Health Care
Goshen, IN US
Medication Management, including but not limited to managing care for elderly and pregnant patients Assess treatment needs and make appropriate referrals Perform Crisis and Risk assessments
Provide outpatient care On call consultant to med-surgical hospital Inpatient coverage
LaRissa Chism - Education:
Temple University School of Medicine
Medicine
Doctor of Medicine
Philadelphia, PA US
08/1/1998 — 05/1/2002
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