Welcome to our web site!

This is an exciting time for the field of psychiatry, as it is for all of academia. In response to recent advances in the neurosciences and the further evolution of the health care industry, we are reinventing the department and the services we offer our patients. During this process, we have endeavored to discover what is right and true, while at the same time purging that which is antiquated, unnecessary or unwanted. This progressive ideology is our guiding force and is reflected in the delivery of our clinical services and in the training of our students.

Over the past several years, considerable effort has been directed at developing more mental health services, which will better serve the Rockford area. Departmental teaching and research missions have been incorporated into the design of these plans. As a result, new training sites are now operational, providing superb clinical experiences for third-year medical students completing their psychiatric clerkship. Building on this success, new fourth year electives are now being offered with additional opportunities planned for the near future.

Future directions for the department include the development of on-campus outpatient specialty clinics, a mind-body therapy center and a regional consultation service utilizing a multidisciplinary approach and videoconferencing technology. Further computerization of our clinic is planned, including electronic record keeping and scheduling, as well as in-house video and CD production for educational purposes. The future of this website includes additional links to informational resources on the Internet for our patients and colleagues to access, as well as inclusion of our soon-to-be-developed mental health newsletter for Rockford-area clinicians.

Steven Kouris, DO, MPH, MS
Interim Chairman, Department of Psychiatry

Please enjoy browsing through our web site.