Faculty
Education and Clinical TrainingBA: 1983, University of Delhi, India, PsychologyMA: 1985, University of Delhi, India MPH: 1987, Bangalore University, India, Medical and Social Psychology Ph.D.: 1997, LaSalle University Internship: 1987, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, India Research Program and Department AffiliationsPsychiatry and Behavioral SciencesPublications - link to PubMedNote: The above PubMed link opens a new window. Close the PubMed window to return to this page.Additional InformationDr. Usha Satish, received training in clinical psychology, behavioral medicine, and neuro psychology and man machine simulations. She currently holds professorial positions in the Department of Psychiatry at SUNY Upstate Medical University and the Department of Surgery at Stanford University. She directs the Simulation Laboratory at SUNY Upstate Medical University which focuses extensively on developing simulation based learning tools for medical residents with a special emphasis on decision making skills. The assessment technology used helps make training more focused and cost effective.Her innovative work on applying simulation technology in medicine to train physicians and diagnose deficits in cognitive functioning, and rehabilitate patients has earned her rewards and worldwide recognition of colleagues. She has authored several articles in the area of assessment and training. In addition to her efforts to apply complexity theory to the clinical arena, she is involved in a number of research projects that evaluate the impact of prescription drug treatment on patient quality of life and efforts to explore the use of simulation technology toward a diagnosis and treatment of a range of CNC dysfunctions. This profile was last updated on 05/04/2009 A short link is available for this profile: |
