Busch Gerry

About Busch Gerry

I am a board-certified psychiatrist with subspecialty training and certification in Addiction Psychiatry, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and Forensic Psychiatry, with additional public health training (MPH) and a long-standing commitment to medical education, clinical quality, and systems-level improvement. I currently serve as an Assistant Professor (Department of Psychiatry) at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and as faculty with Child and Family Behavioral Health Services at Tripler Army Medical Center in Hawaiʻi. My recent roles have included Director of Medical Education and Patient Care in a high-acuity psychiatric emergency department, Program Director for Addiction Psychiatry training, and Site Director for forensic residency training. Across three decades of clinical work and leadership, I have focused on strengthening care for patients with substance use disorders and co-occurring psychiatric illness, improving safety and quality in emergency settings, and building practical curricula that help clinicians deliver evidence-informed treatment. I have also contributed to professional organizations and policy-oriented efforts, including work related to addiction, gambling disorder disparities, and emerging topics in psychiatry. I welcome collaboration in addiction and dual-disorder care, psychiatric education, forensic psychiatry training, and public health approaches to substance use prevention and treatment. I am currently involved in projects to promote prevention literacy for substance use disorders and epidemiologically-driven design for emergency psychiatric management and training.

Experience

1. Faculty, Child and Family Behavioral Health Services

   Tripler Army Medical Center

   Jun 2024 — Present · HI, US

Education

• Harvard University

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

  1973 — 1977

• The George Washington University- Milken Institute School of Public Health

  Master of Public Health (MPH), Community Health

  2016 — 2018

• UTHealth Houston

  Residency, Psychiatry Residency Program

  1987 — 1990

• UT Southwestern Medical Center

  Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), Medicine

  1977 — 1981

• Baylor College of Medicine

  Internship, Internal Medicine Residency Program

  1981 — 1982

• UTHealth Houston

  Child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Residency Program

  1989 — 1990

Skills

• Medicine
• Case Management
• Adolescents
• Addiction Psychiatry
• Forensic Psychiatry
• Treatment
• Social Services
• Case Managment
• Nonprofits
• Community Health
• Mental Health
• Working with Adolescents
• Clinical Research
• Psychotherapy
• Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
• Family Therapy
• Psychiatry
• Strategic Planning
• Program Development
• Public Speaking
• Crisis Intervention
• Mental Health Counseling
• Epidemiology
• Psychology
• Behavioral Health
• Group Therapy