Christopher Taggart Bliss
Board Eligible Psychiatrist
RIVERSIDE,CA
Summary
Dedicated and accomplished Chief Psychiatry Resident with a passion for providing compassionate care and improving mental health outcomes.
Pending completion of residency will be a board eligible psychiatrist. Throughout residency have demonstrated a commitment to excellence and ongoing professional development. Possesses rigorous training in psychiatric assessment, diagnosis, and evidence-based treatment modalities.
Adept at fostering therapeutic relationships with patients from diverse backgrounds and collaborating with colleagues to deliver comprehensive and integrated care. Seeking opportunities to leverage clinical expertise and leadership experience in a dynamic healthcare environment.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Chief Psychiatry Resident
Riverside University Health System
06.2020 - Current
- Extensive experience in treating diverse psychiatric patient populations including experience working with adult, child/adolescent, geriatric, consult liaison, addiction, detention unit and high intensity mobile psychiatric services
- Chief Resident for outpatient care, organized recruitment socials for incoming prospective residents for four years, planned and coordinated various resident events
- Maintained excellent standing with the program and worked in a Per Diem position outside of regular resident duties
- Counseled outpatients and other patients during office visits and designed individualized care plans.
- Utilized diagnostic tools to accurately identify psychiatric disorders, enabling targeted treatment strategies for improved outcomes.
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge of industry best practices through continuing education opportunities, ensuring quality patient care.
- Lectured and created two didactics series, the PRITE Review and Journal Review, and also led individual didactics including for Morbidity and Mortality Conference, and promoting safety, and evidence based medicine
Psychiatric Technician
University Neuropsychiatric Institute
11.2015 - 08.2016
- My interest in psychiatry originated prior to being a Psychiatry Resident or even a Medical Student
- Worked as a float technician for youth and adolescents with severe mental disorders on an inpatient unit
- Gained experience building therapeutic rapport and managing psychiatric crises with behavioral interventions
- Collaborated closely with mental health professionals with treatment and behavioral plan implementation
Education
M.D. -
University of Utah School of Medicine
Salt Lake City 05.2001 -
Bachelor of Science - Biology
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT 05.2001 -
Skills
Psychiatric Evaluation and Treatment
undefinedAdditional Information
Research Experience
06/2017 - 08/2017
University of Utah: Global Health
Kumasi, Ghana
Medical Student
Supervisor Ty Dickerson
Helped organized and coordinate pilot study investigating antibiotic resistance in the water from various sources in rural Ghana. Gathered samples on site, conducted socioeconomic surveys, compiled and analyzed data.
01/2013 - 07/2015
Sieburth Research Lab
Salt Lake City, UT
Research Assistant
Supervisor Leslie Sieburth
Investigated the APUM gene family that encodes putative RNA binding proteins in the model organism
Arabidopsis thaliana. My role was to contribute to the APUM project through genotyping of mutants, quantifying RNA through qRT-PCR,and performing many different types of stress experiments in order to ascertain APUM gene function.
Poster Presentation
Bliss, C.T., Zhang, W., Sorenson, R., and Sieburth, L.E. Deshotel, M. J.. (March, 2015). Class II APUM proteins are required for heat stress tolerance and sexual reproduction in Arabidopsis thaliana Poster presented at: Utah Plant Genetics Conference; Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
Winter K, Ess R. Bliss C. Clark D. Johns J. Benson L. (July, 2017). Antibiotic Resistance in Rural Ghanian Drinking Water Poster presented at: Global U Expo; Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
Oral Presentation
Asante D. Bliss C. Boadi A. Clark D. Ess R. Kim K. Johns J. Sarfo M. Tsuba B. Winter K, Benson S, Buxton B. (July, 2017). Rural Ghanaian Water Quality Oral Presentation presented at: Global Public Health; Kumasi, GHA.
Timeline
Chief Psychiatry Resident
Riverside University Health System
06.2020 - Current
Psychiatric Technician
University Neuropsychiatric Institute
11.2015 - 08.2016
M.D. -
University of Utah School of Medicine
05.2001 -
Bachelor of Science - Biology
University of Utah
05.2001 -
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