Faculty - Ross A. McElroy, Jr., M.D.
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Ross A. McElroy, Jr., M.D. Associate Professor |
Dr. McElroy received his medical and psychiatric training at the University of Texas. He is a graduate of the Washington Psychoanalytic Institute. He had a private psychoanalytic practice until 1985 when he joined the faculty of the University of Florida Department of Psychiatry. His major interests are psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic psychotherapy.
Currently, Dr. McElroy works as the Psychiatrist on the Chemical Dependence Unit at the Florida Recovery Program at Vista and serves as the Co-director of Psychotherapy Training for the Psychiatry Residents.
Dr. McElroy's primary clinical interest is in the treatment of outpatients with short term and long-term psychoanalytic psychotherapy. In addition, he has an interest in the evaluation and treatment of impaired professions (including physicians, lawyers and nurses) through Physicians Recovery Network (PRN) and Intervention Project for Nurses (IPN). At the Florida Recovery Center, we are developing a specialized program for the evaluation and treatment of professionals with dual diagnoses, for the disruptive professional and for those involved with boundary violations.
Educational Interests and Accomplishments:
Dr. McElroy's main educational focus remains the teaching of psychoanalytic psychotherapy to psychiatric residents. He is responsible for seminars in the PGY1-2-3 years of residency training, the psychotherapy training modules, and for resident supervision. He also teaches psychiatry residents, substance abuse fellows, and third year medical students in the Vista Substance abuse program. He lectures to the medical students on the Psychiatry Clerkship, and in the first year Human Behavior Course. He also serves as a small group leader in the first year Medical School Course Essentials of Patient Care and Keeping Families Healthy. Dr. McElroy has been selected Teacher of the Year for Psychiatry by the Medical Students on four occasions and Teacher of the Year by The Psychiatry Residents two times.
Dr. McElroy served as Director of Medical Student Education in Psychiatry 1986-1998, and Director of Residency Training in Psychiatry 1997-2001. He has served on the following College of Medicine committees: Curriculum, Student Advocacy, Academic Status, Medical Student Admissions, several Search Committees, and several other committees of lesser import. For years, Dr. McElroy worked with our residents to provide psychiatric treatment for the homeless at the Salvation Army. At a State level, he has held numerous offices in the Florida Psychiatric Society including that of President (1995-1996), and Representative to the APA assembly (1997-2000).