Profile: Russell McCann, PhD

Russell McCann, PhD is the co-lead developer of the telepsychiatry curriculum. Dr. McCann got his PhD in clinical psychology from Seattle Pacific University. He completed his clinical internship at Washington State University and went on to do a post-doctoral fellowship in military research psychology at the National Center for Telehealth and Technology. This fellowship allowed him to foster and develop his interest in the intersection of technology and mental health. He is currently the Deputy Director of the Telemental Health Program for the VA Puget Sound Region. He is attracted by integrated care and telehealth because they are models that meet patients where they are and get them the help they need. He believes his most important work has been in telehealth. His current work focuses on telehealth implementation and how to further integrate this modality into systems. Five years from now, he hopes that changes are made within health care as a whole that facilitate collaboration and further improve access to care by leveraging technology.