Address:
Kracke Bldg – Room 704
1922 7th Ave South
Birmingham, AL 35294
Telephone: (205) 975-8206 or (205) 975-8207

Consult/Liaison Administrative Office:

	Cheryl McCullumsmith, M.D.; Ph.D. Director, Division of Consult/Liaison Psychiatry
	Tonya Jones – Medical Office Specialist Kracke Building 1922 7th Ave South – Room 704 Birmingham, AL 35294 Telephone: (205) 975-8206; Consult Pager: #9643

Mission:

• To provide consultation services for hospitalized patients who manifest symptoms of psychiatric illness
• To help educate colleagues, patients, and families about mental disorders
• To facilitate appropriate transfer of care for patients requiring inpatient psychiatric management

Programs and Services:

• Full-time service providing evaluation and treatment recommendations for hospitalized patients
• Education of Psychiatric Residents in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
• Education of Medical Students in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
• Management of a full-time Psychiatric Emergency Service for walk-in assessment of acute psychiatric problems
• Faculty participation in clinical and translational research

Accomplishments:

• Full-time service
• Research into mental disorders
• As a tertiary center, we provide daytime phone consultation for medical practitioners outside the immediate area
• Establishment of an educational base with plans to establish a fellowship in Psychosomatic Medicine