Addiction Medicine Lesson 1

Patty Gibson, M.D.

Patty Gibson, M.D. is a Founding Chief Medical Officer-Co-Founder of Arkansas Behavioral Health Integration Network. She is a physician, board-certified in Psychiatry, Addiction Medicine, and Anesthesiology. She has been involved in Integrated Behavioral Health since 2009.  As Medical Director for the Arkansas Health Group Behavioral Health Integration Program, she was part of a CPC+ Practice Transformation Team with a focus on implementing behavioral health integration as part of population healthcare. As the leader of the Primary Care Mental Health Integration program at the Central AR Veterans Healthcare System in Little Rock, she developed a Blended Model team utilizing PCBH and the Collaborative Care Model. She has been involved in the training and education of medical students and residents as well as a speaker for local and national conferences, including the APA, CFHA, IIBHN, and HFMA. Other professional experiences include training and practice in Anesthesiology, Substance Abuse Treatment, Medical Acupuncture, and Functional Medicine.