Behavioral Health
Dr. Robert Gouthro
Director of residency training, Northeastern Wisconsin Psychiatry Residency Program; assistant professor and regional clerkship director of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
Medical College of Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Policy Forum reports that 55 of Wisconsin’s 72 counties are experiencing a “significant shortage” of psychiatrists, with 20 counties having none..
Dr. Robert Gouthro leads the Medical College of Wisconsin’s Northeastern Wisconsin Psychiatry Residency Program, instilling the knowledge and skills needed to care for people with mental health needs.
Historically, 60 to 70 percent of residents continue to practice within the community where they trained. If that percentage trend holds true each year, the NEW program will make a significant difference in addressing the shortage of psychiatrists in northern Wisconsin over the next decade.
The first two resident cohorts were filled in 2017 and 2018, bringing a total of eight physicians to the region to date. This number will grow to 16 when the program is fully enrolled in 2020.
Through Gouthro’s guidance, MCW-Green Bay psychiatry residents and medical students are developing an additional mental health service for underserved populations – the Northeastern Wisconsin Psychiatry Care Center, set to open in 2019.
Gouthro is actively involved in the Connections for Mental Wellness Steering Committee, the Jackie Nitschke Center and The Women’s Recovery Journey program. Additionally, he sees students at St. Norbert College, helps with a federal prison release program and donates time to support local free mental health clinics.
