Cara Towle, RN, MSN earned her undergraduate degree at Scripps College, and then obtained a master’s degree in International Educational Administration at the School for International Training, followed by a master’s degree in Nursing from University of California, San Francisco. After finishing graduate school, she established the International Medical Services office at UCSF, and then moved to Seattle to serve as the Director for Telehealth Services at the University of Washington (UW)for the past 15 years.
She made the move to the UW Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences this past January to contribute to an accomplished team with a commitment to using technology and integrated care training to improve access and quality, and decrease disparities for mental health care services. Ms. Towle also helps oversee the UW Psychiatric Consultation and Telepsychiatry Program as the program’s associate director. She hopes that five years from now, this work will have made an impact on the mental health of our region, and create a model that can be replicated beyond the Pacific Northwest.