Ruqiya Shama Tareen MD, MBBS, DDSc.

Ruqiya Shama Tareen, MD.

Psychiatry Department
Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine
1717 Shaffer Rd, Kalamazoo MI, 49048

Ph: 2692677990, Fx: 8868989349

email:
rstareen@gmail.com
shama.tareen@med.wmich.edu


20012005 Residency in Psychiatry. Michigan State University/Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies
19911992 Diploma in Dermatological Sciences, University of Wales, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom.
19861987 Internship in pediatrics & internal medicine. Liaquat Medical University, Pakistan

19791986 Bachelor of Medicine & Surgery, MBBS, Liaquat Medical University, Pakistan

Academic Appointments

2008Present Associate Professor, Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine
(WMU Homer Stryker School of Medicine)

2008Present Associate Clinical Professor, Michigan State University, College of Osteopathic Medicine
20082013 Associate Clinical Professor, Michigan State University, College of Human Medicine
20072013 Director Women’s Behavioral Health Clinic, WMU Homer Stryker School of Medicine,

Department of Psychiatry

20052008 Assistant Professor, Michigan State University/Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies
20052008 Assistant Clinical Professor, Michigan State University, College of Human Medicine
20052008 Assistant Clinical Professor, Michigan State University, College of Osteopathic Medicine
20012005 Clinical Instructor, Michigan State University, College of Human Medicine

20012005 Psychiatry Resident, Michigan State University, Kalamazoo Center of Medical Studies

Other Employments

2010Present Medical Director, Kalamazoo TMS & Behavioral Health, Portage, MI.
2009Present Medical Consultant, Department of Human Services, State of Michigan.

Committee Appointments

Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine Committees

2021Present Vice Chief , Wmed Faculty Academic Council

2020 Present Chief of Wmed Department of Psychiatry Curriculum Committee

2019Present Psychiatry Representative to Wmed Faculty Academic Council

2017Present Member Appointment and Promotion Committee, Department of Psychiatry,
Wmed School of Medicine

2010Present Member, Research Committee, WMU Homer Stryker School of Medicine

2015Present Member Clinical Competency Committee, Department of Psychiatry, Wmed School of Medicine
20132015 Member, Wmed School of Medicine, Credentialing Committee

20052016 Member, Education Policy Committee, Wmed School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry
20042006 Member, Residency Admission and Selection Committee, Department of Psychiatry,

Wmed School of Medicine

20032005 Member, Electronic Medical Records Task Force, MSU/KCMS

Hospital Committees and Appointments

20122016
Member, Ethics Committee, Bronson Methodist Hospital
20082010
Chief, Section of Psychiatry. Borgess Medical Center
20082010 Chair, Psychiatry Morbidity & Mortality Committee, Borgess Medical Center
20082010
Member, Peer Review Committee, Borgess Medical Center
20082009
Member Task Force, Integrated Quality Council Borgess Medical Center
20062008
Member Ethics Committee, Borgess Medical Center
Certification and Licensure

2005Present Michigan Permanent License and Controlled Substances License
May 2006 Diplomat ABPN Board, Certified in Psychiatry and Neurology

Apr 2008 Diplomat ABPN Board, Certified in Psychosomatic Medicine Subspecialty

American Board

Jan 2004 USMLE Part III

Mar 1999 Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates Certificate
Mar 1999 Clinical Skills Assessment

Aug 1998 USMLE Part II

Jun 1998 USMLE Part I

Canadian Board

Jun 2000 Licentiate of Canadian Medical Council Certificate
Apr 2000 Qualifying Examination Part II

May 1997 Qualifying Examination Part I
Sep 1996 Evaluating Examination

Maintenance of Certification

Feb 2016 American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Recertification in Psychiatry and Neurology

Apr 2016 American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Recertification in Psychosomatic Medicine

Honors and Awards

Best Teacher of the Year Award, Department of Psychiatry, 2010

AAP Junior Faculty Development Award Association for Academic Psychiatry, 2009.
Master Educator Certificate. Association for Academic Psychiatry, 2009.

Excellence in Service President Award. Bronson Methodist Hospital, 2009.
Values in Work Award. Borges Medical Center 2008.

Awards for Research Presentations

1st Place Award. Heavy Metal: Not the Music. 125th Annual Meeting American Psychiatric Association. May 2017.

2nd Place Award. Substantial Recovery Gains Seen By Utilizing Mental Health Court in Treating and Maintaining
Recovery in Psychiatric Patients. 35th Annual Kalamazoo Community Medical and Health Sciences Research Day.
2017.

3rd Place Award. The Interrelationship of Partner Violence and Poverty with Postpartum Depression. Wmed Research
Day April 2013.

Best Overall Presentation award. Suicidality & Prevention Among Perinatal Women. MSU/KCMS Annual Research
Day, 2009
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1st Place Award. Mother’s Mind Matters: Lesson Learned from Start Up. Oral Presentation. MSU/KCMS Annual
Research Day 2008, Kalamazoo, MI.

Professional Memberships and Activities

Kalamazoo County Medical Society (formerly Kalamazoo Academy of Medicine)

2017Present President

2015Present Board Member
2001Present Member

Michigan State Medical Society (MSMS)

2016Present Committee Member, Maternal and Perinatal Health
2016Present Task Force Member, MSMS Remodeling Summit
2013Present House of Delegate Member

20012003 Proctor of International Medical Graduate Section

Association for Academic Psychiatrist

20082014 Chair, Work in Progress Committee.
20072014 Moderator, Work in Progress Sessions.

20072014 Program Committee Member, Workshop Committee.
2002Present Member

Academic Affiliations

American Medical Association

American Medical Women Association

Women In Medicine

Association of Consultation Liaison
Psychiatry

American Psychiatric Association
Michigan Psychiatric Society

Postpartum Support International, Marcé Society.

Editorial Responsibilities

Psychiatry Research. Reviewer. Prenatal Tobacco Exposure, Birth Weight, and Offspring Psychopathology.
PSY_2016_1486. Elsevier. 2016.

iMedPub. Reviewer. Assessment of Depression and Disability in Lung Cancer Patients in a Nigerian DeAddiction
Unit. Journals. Ref: Ms. No. iMedPub 16358. 2016

Special issue: Dermatologic disorders. International Journal of Child Health and Human Development. Editor. 2015.
Special Issue: Psychocutaneous disorders. Journal Of Alternative Medicine Research. Editor. 2015.

Book. Synopsis of Dermatology. Cutaneous Manifestations of Systemic Diseases. Chapter 13. 2014.
Book. Synopsis of Dermatology. Reviewer. Pruritus. Chapter 22. Synopsis of Dermatology. 2014.
Medical Student Research Journal. Reviewer. Psychodermatology: A Fusion of Two Fields. 2014.
Book. Pediatric Psychodermatology: A Clinical Manual of Child and Adolescent Psychocutaneous Disorders. Editor.
2012.
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Educational Activities

2016Present Mentor Medical students, Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine
2015Present Faculty advisor SIGN PSYNN (the Student Interest Group Network in Psychiatry, Neurology, and

Neurosurgery) chapter for Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine

20152019 Clinical Lead for Musculocutaneous and Dermatology Course for Medical Students

2015 Present Faculty Advisor, American Medical Association Student Section for Wmed students

20162016 Clerkship Director

20152016 Associate Clerkship Director

2014Present Faculty advisor Student Interest Group in Neurology (SIGN) Wmed chapter

Curriculum Development

Wmed Psychiatry Comprehensive PGYI to PGY IV curriculum 20212022

Wmed Psychiatry Comprehensive PGYI to PGY IV curriculum 20202021

Women’s Behavior Health Track Curriculum, A PGY IV 12 month longitudinal elective. Department of Psychiatry,
Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D, School of Medicine

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Elective Curriculum, PGY IV advanced treatment month long elective. Department
of Psychiatry, Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D, School of Medicine

Cultural Competency Curriculum, Committee Member, help developed the culture and diversity curriculum for medical
students, Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D, School of Medicine

Cultural Competency Curriculum, Committee Member, help developed cultural competency curriculum for residency
program, department of psychiatry, Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D, School of Medicine

Medical Practice and Experience

2010Present Medical Director, Kalamazoo TMS & Behavioral Health

2009Present Consultation Liaison Psychiatrist, Bronson Methodist Hospital

20092016 Consultation Liaison Psychiatrist, Borgess Medical Center

20072009 Outpatient Psychiatrist, Psychiatry Department, MSU/KCMS
20052007 Inpatient Psychiatrist, Borgess Medical Center

1999 2001 Research Associate, Division of Emergency Services, Sick Children Hospital, Toronto, Canada

19951998 Dermatologist, Private Practice, Karachi, Pakistan

19921995 Consultant Dermatologist, B H Y Hospital, Pakistan
19891991 Family Practice, Siddiqua Kamal Hospital, Saudi Arabia

19871989 Family Practice, Shafique Clinic & Nursing Home, Pakistan

Leadership and Service

2019 Present President/Founder AMWA chapter at WMED Homer Stryker School of Medicine

2017Present President, Kalamazoo County Medical Society (formerly Kalamazoo Academy of Michigan)
2017Present Member, Steering Committee, Kalamazoo County Opioid Coalition

2017Present Member, Planning Committee, Coming Together Conference, Elizabeth Upjohn Healing Center
2016Present Chair, Public Health and Community Service Committee, Kalamazoo County Medical Society
2016Present Member, Maternal and Perinatal Health Committee, Michigan State Medical Society

2016Present Moderator Research Day, Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine

2015Present Board Member, Kalamazoo County Medical Society

2015Present Faculty Advisor, WMU H.S School of Medicine Student Section for American Medical Association
2015Present Mentor, Medical Students, Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine
2015Present Judge Research Day, Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine

2013Present Kalamazoo Representative for House of Delegate, Michigan State Medical Society
2014Present Faculty Advisor, WMU H.S School of Medicine, student PsychSign group

2005Present Mentor, general and psychotherapy supervisor, Wmed psychiatry residency program
20072013 Director Women’s Behavioral Health Clinic at Wmed School of Medicine Psychiatry
20012003 Proctor of International Medical Graduate Section, Michigan State Medical Society

Teaching Accomplishments

1. Developed, instituted and supervised a unique psychiatry PGY IV, 12 month longitudinal elective “Women’s
Behavior Health Track.” Track utilized the existing infrastructure and resources available in Kalamazoo
community and in Grand Rapids to provide a comprehensive experience in the field.

2. Eating and Feeding Disorder. Wmed Medical Students IBook.

3. Delirium. Nervous System II Didactics. Wmed Medical Students Lecture.

4. Epigenetics, Identical Twins, Identical Fate: Schizophrenia. Wmed Medical Students TBL.

5. Dermatology Case Review. Musculocutaneous and Dermatology course. Wmed Medical Students Lecture.

6. Skin Wound Repair. Musculocutaneous and Dermatology course. Wmed Medical Students.

7. PGY I Lecture: Grief and Bereavement.

8. PGY I Lecture Series: Cultural Competency in Psychiatry.

9. PGY II Lecture Series: Cultural Formulation.

10. PGY II Lecture Series: Cultural Competency in Psychiatry Treatment.

11. PGY II Lecture Series: Psychotropic Use in Pregnancy and Lactation.

12. PGY II Lecture Series: Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation.

13. PGY IV Lecture Series: Women’s Behavior Health across the Life Span: Physiology of Reproductive Years.

14. PGY IV Lecture Series: Women’s Behavior Health across the Life Span: Perinatal Mood Disorders.

15. PGY IV Lecture Series: Women’s Behavior Health across the Life Span: Psychotropic Use in Lactations.

16. PGY IV Lecture Series: Women’s Behavior Health across the Life Span: Menopause and Related Issues.

17. Grief and Bereavement. Core Comp Series Lecture for Medical Students. MSU/KCMS, 20052008.

18. Care of Terminally Ill. Tareen RS. Core Comp Series Lecture for Medical Students. MSU/KCMS, 20052008.

19. Psychodynamic Continuous Case Conference. MSU/KCMS. AprJul 2004.
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20. Medical Students Lecture Series: Developmental Theories in Context of Fairy Tales. MSU/KCMS. 20032006.
Grants
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation: Establishing a System for Identifying and Treating Perinatal
Depression. Kalamazoo County Initiative. $250,000, Sept 1st 2007Aug 30th 2009. Completed.

Maternal Infant Minority Initiative Grant: County of Kalamazoo, Healthy Babies Healthy Start. $12,000; Screening in
Prenatal Care for Risk Factors to Postpartum Depression. July 1st 2006 Sept 30th 2006. Completed.

Michigan Public Health Institute: Prenatal Screening Procedures for Depression and Substance Use Disorders Used By
Prenatal Care Providers in Kalamazoo County. $1350, July 1st 2006 Sept 30th 20. Completed.

Research Studies (Principal Investigator)

1. Mother’s Mind Matters: Direct Impact of Clinical Care Study. Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D.
School of Medicine.

2. ITAssisted Education in Ambulatory Psychiatry: Developing, Implementing, and Incorporating the EMR.
Michigan State University/Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies, Kalamazoo, MI.

3. ITAssisted Education in Ambulatory Psychiatry: Developing, Implementing, and Incorporating Videoenhanced
Supervision. Michigan State University/Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies, Kalamazoo, MI.

4. Application of ACGME Competencies While Using Electronic Medical Records. Michigan State
University/Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies, Kalamazoo, MI.

5. Realtime Video Supervision of Patient Care in Ambulatory Psychiatry. Michigan State University/Kalamazoo
Center for Medical Studies, Kalamazoo, MI.

6. Confidentiality Issues within Psychiatric Electronic Medical Records. Michigan State University/Kala mazoo
Center for Medical Studies, Kalamazoo, MI.

7. Engaging Psychiatry Residents and Faculty in Cultural Competence by using a Self Assessment Tool, Michigan
State University/Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies, Kalamazoo, MI.

8. Structured Evaluation of the Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Sessions for Psychiatry Residents, Michigan State
University/Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies, Kalamazoo, MI.

9. Can Vagal Nerve Stimulation Influence Mood in Treatment Resistant Depressed Patients? Michigan State
University/Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies & Borgess Medical Center, Kalamazoo, MI.

10. Developmental Theories across the Life Span, A Learner Centered Approach of Teaching Medical Students.
Michigan State University/Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies, Kalamazoo, MI.

11. The Etiology, Pathogenesis, Pathophysiology & Pharmacotherapy of Fungal Diseases. Dissertation. University of
Wales, College of Medicine, Cardiff, UK. Department of Dermatology.

Research Studies (CoInvestigator)

1. Mother’s Mind Matters: Establishing a comprehensive system for identifying and treating perinatal depression.
Michigan State University/Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies, Kalamazoo, MI.

2. Life stressors and Emergency department visits. Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of
Medicine.
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3. Concordance Between Referral Diagnosis and Psychiatric Diagnosis of Perinatal Referrals to a Psychiatric
Clinic, Michigan State University/Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies, Kalamazoo, MI.

4. Does Perinatal Mood Disorder Have A Seasonal Affective Component? Michigan State
University/Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies, Kalamazoo, MI.

5. Comparison of The EPDS3 With The EPDS10 For Postpartum Depression Screening. Michigan State
University/Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies, Kalamazoo, MI.

6. Validation Study of Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale in Malagasy Language. Michigan State
University/Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies, Kalamazoo, MI & Madagascar.

7. A Comparison of the Outcomes of out of Hospital Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Arrest Managed by Basic Versus
Advanced Life Supporttrained Emergency Medicine Paramedics. Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Emergency
Services Division. Toronto, Canada.

8. Quality Assessment Survey of the Emergency Division Services. Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Emergency
Services Division. Toronto, Canada.

Publications

Book

Pediatric Psychodermatology: A Clinical Manual of Child and Adolescent Ps ychocutaneous Disorders. Tareen
RS, Greydanus DE, Jafferany M, Patel DR, Merrick J. De Gruyter, Berlin, Germany. Published Nov 2012.

Special Issues

Special issue: Dermatologic disorders. Edited by Tareen RS, Greydanus DE, Jafferany M, Patel DR, Merrick

J. International Journal of Child Health and Human Development. Vol 8, Number 1, 2015. Nova Science
Publishers.

Special Issue: Psychocutaneous disorders. Edited by: Donald E Greydanus DE, Tareen RS, Jafferany M, Patel
DR, Merrick J. Journal Of Alternative Medicine Research. Volume 7, Number, 1, 2015. Nova Science
Publishers.

Peer Reviewed Journal Articles

1. The Role of Psychiatric, Analgesic and Antiepileptic Medications in Chronic Pruritus. Patel P, Patel K, Pandher K,
et al. (August 17, 2021) The Role of Psychiatric, Analgesic, and Antiepileptic Medications in Chronic Pruritus.
Cureus 13(8): e17260. doi:10.7759/cureus.17260

2. Pain in Dermatological Disorders. Tareen RS, Tareen KN. J Pain Manage 2016; 9 (2): 13145.

3. Maternal depression is not just a problem early on. Kothari C, Wiley J, Moe A, Liepman MR, Tareen RS, Curtis

A. Public Health. 2016: Vol 1, 110.

4. Intimate Partner Violence Associated with Postpartum Depression, Regardless of Socioeconomic Status. Kothari
C, Liepman MR, Tareen RS, Florian P, Charoth RM, Haas SS, McKean JW. Maternal and Child Health Journal.
Maternal and Child Health. 2016: Vol 20; 110.

5. Psychiatry and Tropical Disease. Tareen RS, Tareen KN. J Altern Med Res 2016;8(1). ISSN: 19395868.

6. The mind, body, and spirit in Psychodermatology: The legacy of Rudolph Carl Virchow, MD. Editorial. Greydanus
DE, Tareen RS, and Merrick J. Special Issue: Psychocutaneous disorders. J Altern Med Res. 2015; 7(1) 310.