Erin Dexter
Assistant Professor
Academic Appointment(s)
Medical College of Georgia
Department of Emergency Medicine
Medical College of Georgia
Department of Psychiatry and Health Behavior: Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities
Education
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MD, Medicine
University of Kansas, 2015
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BS, Philosophy
Rockhurst University, 2010
Certifications
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Added Qualifications in Forensic Psychiatry (ABPN)
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2021
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American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN)
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2019
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Medical Physician
South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners , 2019
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Physician
Georgia Composite Medical Board, 2017
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PHY
GA Comp Med Brd, 2017
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Physician
Alabama Medical Licensure Commission, 2018
Awards & Honors
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Shine Award, Certificate of Achievement in Superior Healthcare
AU Health, 2023
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Certificate of Appreciation in recognition of teaching in MCG 3+ Case-Based Learning
Medical College of Georgia, 2022
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Clinical Supervisor of the Yea
Department of Psychiatry and Health Behavior, 2022
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E.J. McCranie Award for Clinic Excellence in Residency
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, 2019
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Resident of the Year Nomination
AU Health and Augusta University, 2019
Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year
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PSRY 5000
Basic Psychiatry Clerkship
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PSRY 5043
Emergency Psychiatry Extn.
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PHAS 6060
Psych & Addic Med Practicum
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RPSY 5000
Psychiatry
Teaching Interests
Dr. Dexter teaches residents from the departments of both Emergency Medicine and Psychiatry and Health Behavior in the classroom and clinically in the hospital setting with a focus on high acuity behavioral health presentations and forensic contexts of psychiatry.
Additionally, Dr. Dexter teaches our medical students from MCG and Augusta University's Physician Assistant programs.
Scholarship
Selected Recent Publications
- Impeaching a Witness Who Has Mental Illness, 2020
Other
- Strategies for Assessing and Preventing Inpatient Violence in Forensic Hospitals, 2020
Other
Research Interests
Facilitation of emergent psychiatric care and stabilization in the emergency department
Optimizing psychiatric care in the emergency setting and community follow up
Discerning etiologies of psychosis presenting in the emergency department
Reducing overuse of hospital systems for chronic behavioral health care needs
Care collaboration models for improved community psychiatric care
Professional Service
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American Association for Emergency Psychiatry
2022 - Present
Role: Other
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Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities Forensic Conference
2022 - Present
Role: Other
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Georgia Emergency Medicine Leadership and Advocacy Conference
2022 - Present
Role: Other
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Interfacility Behavioral Health Task Force,
2022 - Present
Role: Committee Chair
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Women in Forensic Psychiatry Committee
2020 - Present
Role: Member
