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Julie Oyemaja is the founder & Executive Director of the Interprofessional Primary Care Institute. She uses her full skill set in this work, which calls upon her to write grants and professional publications, organize, develop and facilitate intergenerational interprofessional events, as well as provide customized technical supports and services to healthcare organizations. She most enjoys bringing people together in this work to inspire creation of a diverse primary care workforce reflective all the people served and acting with the knowledge, skills and abilities needed to provide whole person care.  Her mantra: We strengthen each other.

Stacy A. Ogbeide is a new MCG Group Member. Check out her bio; she is a Board-Certified Clinical Health Psychologist and Board-Certified in Obesity and Weight Management. She is an Associate Professor with the Department of Family & Community Medicine at UT Health San Antonio and has a cross appointment in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. Stacy is a powerful primary care clinician-educator, mentor, and change enthusiast.

Deepu George is an Associate Professor of Family Medicine and the Director of Integrated Behavioral Health at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) School of Medicine. He is our second new MCG Group Member. Deepu leads a multi-disciplinary University wide partnership between health profession departments on a project titled PCBH PATHS (Partnerships Advancing and Transforming Health Sciences). PCBH PATHS focuses on training primary care and mental health trainees’ necessary competencies to advance PCBH in the Rio Grande Valley and beyond. With PCBH PATHS, along with four mental health departments at UTRGV (Social Work, Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Psychology, and Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling), he has initiated a PCBH certificate for Master’s students. Since 2022, he also leads the Fortify Resilience initiative in partnership with Tend Health to improve wellbeing of Residents and Fellows at UTRGV School of Medicine. He’s also a podcaster (as is Bridget), so listen for them on CFHA Integrated Care Podcast team.

Bridget Beachy, PsyD, is the Director of Behavioral Health at Community Health of Central Washington, an FQHC which houses a family medicine residency and robust BHC services in primary care.  She is a practicing BHC and an engaged faculty member who loves honing her clinical, operational and training skills in the real-world clinical setting. Dr. Beachy is an avid speaker and trainer who consults with organizations and individuals locally, nationally and internationally.

David Bauman is currently the Behavioral Health Education Director at Community Health of Central Washington, where he oversees the PCBH doctoral internship and fellowship training programs, as well as the behavioral medicine curriculum/rotation within the family medicine residency. He holds faculty appointments at the University of Washington School of Family Medicine, Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences, and Washington State University Medical School. He also provides consulting and technical assistance services to numerous healthcare systems around the country that focus on PCBH integration and leadership development.

Melissa continues to grow her integrated behavioral health training program and practice at HealthPoint. Additionally, she enjoys mentoring and supervising early career behavioral health providers. She continues to receive rave reviews from her consulting clients. We are particularly impressed with her work in a recent project with the National Healthcare Group of Singapore.

Jodi Polaha is a Professor in the Division of Primary Care Research in the Department of Family Medicine at East Tennessee State University, Director of the Institute for Integrated Behavioral Health in the College of Medicine, and the co-editor of the journal Families, Systems, & Health. She is active in policy/advocacy, program development, interprofessional training, and research centered on integrated care.