She is a Licensed Professional Counselor with the state of Texas, a certified Master Trainer in TeamSTEPPS® (Team Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient Safety), a Green Belt in Lean Six Sigma, and a Certified Professional in Patient Safety. Farmer came to HSC in 2009 with twenty-three years’ experience in the practice of counseling psychology in inpatient and outpatient settings.Ĭynthia Carroll MA, LPC, CPPS Director, Interprofessional Education and PracticeĬynthia Carroll earned a Master’s degree in clinical/counseling psychology and a Bachelor’s degree in psychology.
Farmer teaches clinical communication skills with first- and second-year medical students. As a Medical Education Faculty member, Dr. Farmer is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and has helped lead HSC initiatives in understanding and development of Emotional Intelligence with health professions students, faculty and clinicians.
This work led to institutional partnerships between HSC and Texas Christian University, The University of Texas Arlington, Texas Woman’s University, Texas Wesleyan University, and Tarrant County College Trinity River Health Professions Campus to create Interprofessional Education opportunities for students and faculty. Farmer worked to create Interprofessional Education opportunities for students across health professions to learn about, from and with each other in order to develop competencies in teamwork and collaborative care. Formerly the Founding Director of HSC’s Interprofessional Education Department, Dr. Farmer is leading strategic initiatives to integrate Behavioral Health in UNTHSC Health Primary Care Clinics as a part of a Whole Health approach to patient care. Farmer is the Executive Director of Interprofessional Practice and Behavioral Health at the University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth, Texas.