Residency Universal Treatment Program

The Outpatient Universal Treatment Program (UTP)

The outpatient Universal Treatment Program (UTP) provides outpatient care for people seeking psychiatric evaluations and ongoing medication management and/or psychotherapy. Treatment is provided by licensed medical doctors who are completing an advanced Residency Training Program through the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University under the direct supervision of experienced attending psychiatrists. The UTP is designed to serve people who are uninsured, are eligible for state insurance plans such as Medicaid or Neighborhood Health or who have high-deductible commercial insurance plans which can make treatment difficult to access.

Contact Information:

Psychiatry Residency Universal Treatment Program (UTP)

New Patients: (401) 455-6436
Outpatient Reception Office: (401) 455-6230

What services does the UTP Provide?

The UTP provides comprehensive psychiatric evaluations, medication management and, on a more limited basis, psychotherapy. The purpose of medication management is to prescribe medications to effectively treat psychiatric conditions, such as depression or anxiety, and ensure your medications and dosages work effectively to help you manage your illness. Psychotherapy can help in a variety of ways including the development of skills and strategies to improve and manage symptoms, learning to approach situations differently or in more effective ways, challenging distorted beliefs and intrusive thoughts and working through fears and phobias.

You will meet with a resident who will conduct a comprehensive evaluation. The resident will also meet with you at each of your medication management visits.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are supervising attending psychiatrists?
Supervising attending psychiatrists are board certified medical doctors who specialize in psychiatry. They oversee care and provide supervision to the resident physicians in the UTP and are faculty members of the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University.
What is a resident?
A resident is a licensed physician who has graduated from medical school and is receiving advanced training in a specialty, like psychiatry. The residents in the UTP program are in their third year of training in psychiatry and so will transition in July of each year.
Can a resident prescribe medication?

Yes, a resident is a licensed medical doctor who has the authority to prescribe medication to his or her patients.