Zoey is a family nurse practitioner who resides in Spokane, Washington. Zoey’s career as an NP started in a primary care clinic at a local FHQC. Her desire to increase access to quality care and improve health equity led to a great opportunity for professional growth. She now works with the organization’s Mobile Medicine Team as a lead provider and delivers primary care services to locally underserved areas.

Natasha Wu, DO, MPH is a clinical instructor and primary care physician at UW Factoria Clinic. She is board certified in Family Medicine and graduated residency from Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center in PA. She treats patients of all ages, utilizing her background in public health to promote healthy lifestyles and partners with patients to make informed decisions about their health. Her clinical interests include preventative medicine, chronic disease management, and pediatrics.

Johnny Farrell is a dedicated primary care provider and board-certified physician assistant (PA-C) with a deep passion for providing quality care for his neighbors. Working at a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in the Columbia River Gorge, Johnny serves a socioeconomically diverse patient population, navigating the challenges of rural healthcare while striving to improve access to comprehensive and compassionate mental health services. Beyond clinical work, Johnny is a lifelong learner with a passion for interdisciplinary approaches to healing.

Alisha Morar, ARNP is a family nurse practitioner who works in family medicine in a direct primary care office. She has a background working as a registered nurse with a focus on inpatient psychiatric care and mental health. She also has experience volunteering as a nurse at New Heights Clinic and with the New Heights Street Medicine team.

Heather Whitaker, ARNP is a family nurse practitioner/clinician at Western Washington University Student Health Center in Bellingham, WA.  She enjoys educating, supporting, and caring for students in emerging adulthood.  She joins the Mental Health Learning Series for PCPs to hone and expand her mental health skills.  Outside of work, Heather enjoys reading, speed crafting, cooking, and being outdoors.

Patrick McAdams, MD is Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine in the division of Internal Medicine. He practices primary care and is the clinic medical director at UW Medicine Primary & Urgent Care at Ravenna.  Clinically, he enjoys helping patients with metabolic and mental health issues through habit change, largely in the spheres of physical exercise, diet, sleep, and fueling of the spirit. He also enjoys treating chronic pain, hypertension, and geriatric issues and providing LGBTQ care. He also teaches and mentors medical students and internal medicine residents in a few clinical settings. His hope is to continue to gain confidence and strength in treating mental health disorders, as it will benefit his patients as well as his friends and colleagues through osmosis. 

Kendra is a family nurse practitioner as well as diabetic lead for the urban Indian Health/community health center at the Native Project. She completed a fellowship in integrative women’s health and is awaiting her certification as a BC-ADM. Kendra is also in her 2^nd year of an integrative/functional psychiatry program.  

Commander Amos Chen is an advanced practice nursing officer of the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. Under the leadership of the US Surgeon General, CDR Chen has dedicated his nursing career serving the underserved Native American and Alaska Native population for the past 13 years. He started working as Family Nurse Practitioner in an isolated hardship assignment with the Navajo Nation in 2012. After working in rural inpatient and outpatient settings, CDR Chen continued his family medicine practice for two unique Coast Salish tribes. He has successfully fulfilled the role as Interim Medical Director for both tribes, including the recent years during the COVID-19 pandemic and earning the Indian Health Service Portland Area Director’s Heroism Award in 2022. 

For the past five years, Commander Amos Chen has been fulfilling the mission to combat the opioid epidemics by treating patients with substance dependence. He learned that it is essential to treat psychiatric illness while providing a low-barrier approach in addressing people’s substance use. As a clinician trained in family medicine, CDR Chen is excited to join his fellow cohorts in the University of Washington Mental Health Learning Series for Primary Care Providers. CDR Amos Chen is looking forward to broadening his knowledge in treating co-occurring conditions in his practice.