Full Name
Joseph Tan PhD
Job Title
Director of Integrated Behavioral Health
Company
University of Virginia Department of Family Medicine
City (Address)
Charlottesville
State/Province/County (Address)
VA
Speaker Short Bio
Dr. Joseph Tan is an Assistant Professor of Family Medicine and the Director of Integrated Behavioral Health at the University of Virginia (UVA) School of Medicine. A licensed clinical psychologist who earned his Ph.D. at the University of Virginia, he has dedicated his career to improving access to behavioral health services through the integration of primary care and behavioral health as an operations leader, clinician, and interdisciplinary educator.
As Director of Integrated Behavioral Health, Dr. Tan leads the UVA Family Stress Clinic, an innovative Primary Care Behavioral Health (PCBH) program designed to improve access for patients not well-served by traditional specialty mental health models. He has spearheaded clinical redesign efforts that include integrating behavioral health support into medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder, developing workflows that significantly increased same-day "warm handoff" consultations, and implementing early screening for postpartum depression. His leadership extends beyond his department, as he serves as a Technical Advisor to the UVA Physicians Group, where he provides expertise on care model design, clinician training, and practice facilitation to support the expansion of integrated behavioral health across the practice network.
Dr. Tan is deeply committed to training the next generation of providers for practice in integrated care settings. He supervises a highly sought-after practicum placement for clinical psychology PhD students, having played a role in training over fifteen future psychologists since 2019. He also directs a popular 4th-year medical student elective in integrated care and co-leads the longitudinal behavioral health curriculum for the Family Medicine residency. His educational contributions have been recognized with the 2019 Impact Award from the Forum for Behavioral Science in Family Medicine.
His scholarly work aligns with his clinical and educational focus, with publications on the implementation of integrated care models, quality improvement, and health equity factors that influence health behaviors in primary care populations. This expertise has contributed to his developing regional reputation, evidenced by his appointment to the Virginia Task Force on Primary Care’s Integrated Behavioral Health Provider Technical Advisory Committee and invited presentations for national programs like the Mind Matters ECHO at Mount Sinai Health Partners. He further demonstrates his commitment to health equity through service as a volunteer psychological evaluator for asylum-seekers with the Legal Aid Justice Center.
As Director of Integrated Behavioral Health, Dr. Tan leads the UVA Family Stress Clinic, an innovative Primary Care Behavioral Health (PCBH) program designed to improve access for patients not well-served by traditional specialty mental health models. He has spearheaded clinical redesign efforts that include integrating behavioral health support into medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder, developing workflows that significantly increased same-day "warm handoff" consultations, and implementing early screening for postpartum depression. His leadership extends beyond his department, as he serves as a Technical Advisor to the UVA Physicians Group, where he provides expertise on care model design, clinician training, and practice facilitation to support the expansion of integrated behavioral health across the practice network.
Dr. Tan is deeply committed to training the next generation of providers for practice in integrated care settings. He supervises a highly sought-after practicum placement for clinical psychology PhD students, having played a role in training over fifteen future psychologists since 2019. He also directs a popular 4th-year medical student elective in integrated care and co-leads the longitudinal behavioral health curriculum for the Family Medicine residency. His educational contributions have been recognized with the 2019 Impact Award from the Forum for Behavioral Science in Family Medicine.
His scholarly work aligns with his clinical and educational focus, with publications on the implementation of integrated care models, quality improvement, and health equity factors that influence health behaviors in primary care populations. This expertise has contributed to his developing regional reputation, evidenced by his appointment to the Virginia Task Force on Primary Care’s Integrated Behavioral Health Provider Technical Advisory Committee and invited presentations for national programs like the Mind Matters ECHO at Mount Sinai Health Partners. He further demonstrates his commitment to health equity through service as a volunteer psychological evaluator for asylum-seekers with the Legal Aid Justice Center.
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