Tana A. Grady-Weliky, M.D.

Academic and Clinical Appointments

Associate Professor of Psychiatry & Obstetrics/Gynecology
Senior Associate Dean for Medical Education

Contact Information

Psychiatry Office:
300 Crittenden Blvd.
Box PSYCH – Geri/Neuro, Room 1-9021Q
Rochester, NY 14642-8409
(585) 275 – 9184 (V)

Education

Research Focus
and Interests

Women’s Mental Health Disorders, particularly Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD).

Physician Professional Development across the Medical Education Continuum – Undergraduate, Graduate and Continuing Medical Education.

Professional Overview

Dr. Grady-Weliky has had an integral role in the development of educational programs for medical students, psychiatry residents and other mental health professionals across the spectrum of medical education. She joined the faculty at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry in August 1998. From 8/98 – 8/02, Dr. Grady-Weliky served as Associate Dean for Undergraduate Medical Education. In this role, she implemented a new student advising program at Rochester, which emphasizes a long-term connection with students across their tenure in medical school. Additionally, she had administrative oversight of the student services center at Rochester, which incorporates student enrichment programs (community service/international medicine/student research), ethnic and multicultural affairs, financial aid/bursar and registrar/student affairs. Currently, she is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Obstetrics/Gynecology and serves as Senior Associate Dean for Medical Education. Community and professional mental health educational programs are among Dr. Grady-Weliky's professional interests. She also maintains research interests in the areas of physician professional development and clinical psychopharmacology of mood and anxiety disorders in women and minorities. She has been involved as an investigator in a number of clinical psychopharmacologic trials in bulimia, premenstrual dysphoric and obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Publications

Baker, F.M., and Grady-Weliky, T.A.: “Black Psychiatric Researchers” in Black Psychiatrists and American Psychiatry. Spurlock, J.M. (ed): Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Press, Inc., 1999.

Grady-Weliky, TA, Kettyle CN, and Hundert, E.M.: “The Mentor-Mentee Relationship in Medical Education: a new analysis” in Reflections on Medical Student Professional Development: Educating Community Activists. Delease Wear and Janet Bickel (eds). University of Iowa Press, 2001.

Grady-Weliky, TA: “Eating Disorders and Hyperemesis Gravidarum” in Management of Psychiatric Disorders in Pregnancy. Kimbely A. Yonkers and Bert Little (eds). London: Arnold, 2001.

Grady-Weliky, TA and Lewis, V: “Premenstrual Syndrome” in Primary Care for Women. Phyllis C. Leppert and Diane Hartmann (eds). Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, in press.