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Kimberly A. White, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Kimberly A. White, M.D. received her medical degree from the University of South Florida in 1989. After graduation from medical school, Dr. White completed her general psychiatry training and fellowships in child and adolescent psychiatry and substance abuse at the Medical University of South Carolina in 1994. Dr. White is board certified in adult, child and adolescent psychiatry.
Dr. White brings a diversity of clinical experience to her position as a clinical assistant professor in the Child Psychiatry Division of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Florida's College of Medicine. She spent the first five and a half years of her medical practice at a community mental health center serving two large rural Florida counties, one of which included Lakeland, a mid-sized city. This center provided a full continuum of psychiatric services, ranging from outpatient services to a crisis stabilization unit. Although her principal patient population was children and adolescents, Dr. White also treated the more complex adult patients, particularly women with abuse and trauma history. On two occasions, she served as the interim medical director of this center. In addition to her experience in rural-based community mental health, Dr. White worked for one year at an urban community mental health center providing child and adolescent outpatient services. After leaving community mental health, Dr. White was employed by a long-term child and adolescent residential treatment facility south of Tampa. The patient population of this facility consisted of youth with serious mental health issues, including those with co-occurring substance abuse. At this facility, her practice responsibilities included the treatment of resident deaf patients from throughout the U.S. Dr. White’s most recent clinical experience, before joining the UF faculty, was with a private behavioral healthcare organization. This organization provided adult patients with a partial hospitalization program, as well as outpatient services for patients of all ages, ranging from young children to senior adults.
In 1980, Dr. White received a bachelor of sciences in nursing from the University of Florida. Thus, in addition to her clinical experience as a physician, Dr. White has more than five years experience as a practicing nurse in medical oncology and critical care, both before and during medical school.
Clinical Interests
Dr. White’s clinical interests include adolescent substance abuse, bipolar affective disorder in youth, conduct disorder, and eating disorders. She welcomes the challenge of working with families struggling with the problems associated with chronic medical illnesses, as well as clinically difficult to treat patients.
Research Interests and Scholarly Interests
Dr. White enjoys clinical research and was an active participant in research during both her medical school and residency training, ranging from women’s issues in substance abuse to concerns regarding medical student maltreatment. Her main focus at UF will be clinical service provision. She, however, anticipates other research opportunities while at UF, particularly in the field of adolescent substance abuse.
Educational Interests and Accomplishments
Dr. White enjoys teaching at all levels from patients to staff and trainees. She has been involved in curriculum development and teaching activities since 1979, when she was a UF nursing student. She served on the curriculum committee during her residency and fellowship training at the Medical University of South Carolina. Continuing her commitment to educational activities, Dr. White most recently has been teaching child psychiatry fellows at the University of South Florida and coordinating educational seminars in conjunction with USF for Tampa-area psychiatrists. Dr. White is a previous recipient of the George Ginsberg American Association of Psychiatric Residency Training Charter Fellowship for commitment to education, leadership and service.
Leadership And Service
Dr. White serves as the assistant medical director at Shands at Vista. Before holding this assistant directorship, she held the position of interim medical director on two previous occasions during her employment at a community mental health center. Dr. White has also served in various leadership positions throughout her professional training. Since completion of her fellowships in child and adolescent psychiatry and substance abuse, she has held numerous offices in her local chapter of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP). She has also served in other administrative capacities in other professional organizations. Dr. White’s administrative and leadership perspective capitalizes on her extensive experience as an intensive care nurse, as well as her training as a physician.
Publications
White KA, Brady KT, Sonne S. Gender Differences in Patterns of Cocaine Use. American Journal of Addictions 1996; 5(3):259.
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