Tonya Foreman, M.D.
CHILDREN'S RESOURCE GROUP
9106 NORTH MERIDIAN STREET, SUITE 100
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA 46260
PHONE: (317) 575-9111 · FAX: (317) 571-4470
Professional Experience
August 2003 to April 2007: Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry; Indiana University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Indianapolis IN
August 2003 to April 2007: Medical Director of Borderline Personality Disorder Unit; Larue Carter State Hospital, Indianapolis IN
October 2002 to July 2003: Acting Chief, Mental Health and Behavioral Sciences Service; Louisville Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Louisville KY
February 2001 to July 2003: Medical Director of Outpatient Mental Health Clinic, Louisville Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Louisville KY
February 2001 to July 2003: Assistant Professor of Psychiatry; University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville KY
August 2000 to February 2001: Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Psychiatrist on maximum security forensic unit at state hospital; Tulane University School of Medicine, Division of Forensic Neuropsychiatry, New Orleans LA
Periodically, 1999-2000: Weekend attending physician; Yale Psychiatric Institute, New Haven CT
Weekly 1999-2000: Psychiatrist for incarcerated youthful offenders; Lancaster Correctional Institution, Gainesville FL
One night per week, 1996-1997: Physician-of-the-day; Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute (state psychiatric hospital), Nashville TN
Approximately weekly, 1995-1997: Physician-of-the-day; Cloverbottom Development Center (state hospital for individuals with mental retardation), Nashville TN
Training
July 1999 to July 2000: Yale University Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship
July 1997 to July 1999: University of Florida Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Program; Chief Resident in Child Psychiatry 1998-1999
July 1994 to July 1997: Adult Psychiatry Resident, Vanderbilt University Psychiatry Residency Training Program
Education
University of Kentucky College of Medicine; M.D. received May 1994
Centre College; Danville, KY; B.S. in English and biology received May 1990
Board Certification
Certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in Adult Psychiatry (certified in 1999) and Forensic Psychiatry (certified in 2001)
Board Eligible in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Honors and Awards
Examiner for Part II of the Psychiatry Board Examinations for the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology: Indianapolis IN, June 2007; Philadelphia PA, May 2006; Minneapolis MN, September 2005; Kansas City MO, June 2005; Dallas TX, September 2004; Boston MA, May 2004; Indianapolis IN, September 2003; Baltimore MD, September 2002; San Antonio TX, January 2002
2005 Psychiatric Residents’ Award for Teaching Excellence, Indiana University
Association for Academic Psychiatry Junior Faculty Award; University of Louisville; October 2002
Davidson Fellow, University of Louisville’s Brandeis School of Law, Spring Terms 2002 and 2003
Selected by the Dean of the University of Louisville School of Medicine as the University’s representative to the AAMC Early Career Women Faculty Professional Development Seminar in Santa Fe, NM, December 2001
Selected by the Chief of Staff, Louisville Veterans Administration Hospital, to represent the hospital at a national VA computer meeting, May 2001
Selected by Chair, University of Louisville’s Psychiatry Department, to represent the department at the Future Leaders in Psychiatry Meeting in Boca Raton, Florida, April 2001
Ginsburg Fellowship from the Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry, University of Florida, 1999-2000
Rappeport Fellowship from the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, University of Florida, 1998
Award for the highest 1997 PRITE score in the UF department, University of Florida
Senior Psychiatry Award, University of Kentucky, 1994
Invited to serve as a preceptor for first year medical students’ physical diagnosis course, University of Kentucky, 1993-94
Honor Council Representative, University of Kentucky, 1992-93
Award for best paper in Family Practice course, University of Kentucky, 1991
Promoted to third year with “High Distinction," University of Kentucky
Invited to write a personal perspective for the UK College of Medicine recruiting bulletin, University of Kentucky
Centre College Trustee Scholarship
Undergraduate Fellow, Centre College
John C. Young Honor Scholar, Centre College
Omicron Delta Kappa Leadership Honorary, Centre College
Frank Heck History Paper Prize, Centre College
John Redd English Paper Prize, Centre College
Alumni Board Student Director, Centre College
One of two students on Executive Committee of the College, Centre College
Publications
Foreman, Tonya, and Dickstein, Leah. Pocket Mentor: A Resident's Guide to Surviving Psychiatric Training. First edition published by the American Psychiatric Association in May 2003. Second edition to be published May 2007.
Foreman, T: Evolution of a Personal Growth Resource for Psychiatric Trainees. News for Women in Psychiatry Newsletter of the Association of Women Psychiatrists 22(2): 6-8, 2004
Myers, W, Foreman,T: Sexual assault of boys incarcerated in jails. American Journal of Forensic Psychiatry 23(4): 5-21, 2002
LeBourgeois, H, Foreman, T, Thompson, J: Malingering by proxy in animals. Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law 30(4): 520-4, 2002
LeBourgeois, H, Foreman, T, Thompson, J: Drug seeking in veterinary clinics: prescription for disaster. Veterinary Technician 22(9): 461-64, 2001
Foreman T, Bernet W: A misunderstanding regarding the duty to report suspected abuse. Child Maltreatment 5(2): 190-96, 2000
Foreman T: Legal Analysis/Case Commentary. Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law 27: 637-39, 1999
Foreman T: The synergy of paragraphs and paramecia: scientific essays as a genre of literature. John C. Young Scholars Journal Danville, KY: Centre College, 23-29, 1990
Posters
Association for Academic Psychiatry, October 2003 Philadelphia, PA “A Book is Born: Evolution of The Survival Guide for Psychiatric Residents”
National/International Presentations
“Surviving the Storm: Treating Borderline Personality Disorder” American Psychological Association Annual Meeting, August 2005, Washington, DC
“A Survival Guide for Psychiatric Residents” Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry Plenary Session, November 2000, White Plains, NY
“Competence: Civil and Criminal” and “Child Abuse/ Child Witness” Faculty Member, American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Forensic Psychiatry Review Course, October 2000, Vancouver, BC
“Outpatient Commitment” American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Annual Meeting, October 2000, Vancouver, BC
“Let’s Make a Deal: Adolescent Suicide Pacts,” “Juveniles Raped While Incarcerated” and "A Common Misunderstanding Regarding the Duty to Report Suspected Child Abuse” American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Annual Meeting, October 1999, Baltimore, MD
“A Common Misunderstanding Regarding the Duty to Report Suspected Abuse” American Academy of Forensic Sciences Annual Meeting, February 1997, New York, NY
Regional/Local Presentations
“Beyond the Borderline Cocktail: Pharmacological Management of Patients with Borderline Personality Disorder” Indiana Mental Health Association Annual Meeting, May 2005
“Self-care and Personal Wellness During Residency” Annual retreat for IU Medicine/Pediatrics Residents, Spring 2005
“Beyond the Borderline Cocktail: Pharmacological Management of Patients with Borderline Personality Disorder” Indiana University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds, October 2004
“Rx for First Responders: Psychotropic Medications and the Mental Health Recovery Model” Crisis Intervention Training for Indianapolis Police Department, 27 July 2004
“A Psychiatrist’s Perspective on Working with Patients with Borderline Personality Disorder” Indiana Mental Health Association Annual Meeting, May 2004
“Self-Care During Residency Training” IUSOM Resident/Partner Orientation, June 2004 and June 2005
“Psychiatric Management of Borderline Personality Disorder” Larue Carter Patient and Family Education Event, 18 June 2004
“The Psychiatric Treatment of Patients with Borderline Personality Disorder” Indiana University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds, March 2004
“How to Treat Borderline Patients Without Going Over the Edge: A Psychiatrist’s Perspective” Indiana Psychiatric Society Monthly Meeting, 19 February 2004
Faculty Presenter for “Thinking Outside the Box: A Case Presentation of Huntington’s Disease” Indiana University School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds, 12 December 2003
“Eating Disorders and Their Treatment” and “Medical Documentation: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly” Larue Carter Continuing Education Day for Borderline Treatment Program Staff, 28 January 2004
“Psychological Readjustment of Military Personnel Returning from the Gulf War” Louisville Fox 41 TV News Interview, 27 April 2003
“Management and Prevention of Violence in the Healthcare Setting” Norton Hospital Grand Rounds, September 2002
“Competence and Civil Commitment: Kentucky’s Revolving Door” University of Louisville’s Brandeis School of Law Gheens Bioethics Lecture, March 2002
University of Louisville Law School, Spring semester, 2002, presented several lectures for the “Psychiatry, Mental Health, and the Law” course
“Child Abuse Recognition and Intervention” Kentuckiana Psychiatric Nurses’ Association, October 2001
“Sexual Tolerance” University of Louisville Health Awareness Seminar, August 2001
“Competence to Make Medical Decisions” Louisville VA Medical Center Ethics Grand Rounds, August 2001
“Child Abuse” Tulane University Child Psychiatry Grand Rounds, December 2000
“Introduction to Child Psychiatry” Alachua County Guardians ad litem, May 1999
“Issues in Child Forensic Psychiatry” Florida Bar Association “Innovations in Advocacy, Dependency and Delinquency” meeting, October 1998
“Adolescent Suicide Pacts” University of Florida Psychiatry Department Grand Rounds, June 1998
“Pharmacological Treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Treatment” Alachua County Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, September 1997
Research Experience
Research elective, October 1993, at the NIMH under Dr. Judith Rapoport. The project involved autoimmune antibody formation in patients with Tourette’s syndrome.
National Science Foundation Grant to conduct aquatic ecology research, 1989
Teaching/Leadership Experience
At the Indiana University School of Medicine
Co-course Director for the Introduction to Clinical Medicine Course for first year medical students since 2004
Eating disorder lecture for psychiatry residents, October 2006
Courage to Lead Leadership Retreat Participant (4-part retreat sponsored by IUSOM), 2004-2005
IUSOM Resident Wellness Committee Member, 2004-2005
Co-leader of small group in the IUSOM Student Mentoring Program since 2004
Sharpley Award Committee for the IU Department of Psychiatry, 2004 and 2005
Multiple forensic psychiatry lectures for PGY-IV psychiatry residents, 2004 through 2007
Guest speaker for Medical Students Psychiatry Interest Group, 20 February 2004, February 2005, October 2005, February 2007
Intersession Preceptor, November 2003, March 2004, November 2004, March 2005
“Fund of Knowledge” Lecture for medical students at Larue Carter Monthly from 2003 to 2004
Faculty mentor for psychiatry resident journal club, 30 January 2004 “Anger as a Core Belief in Eating Disorders”
Faculty co-facilitator for forensic psychiatry journal club, Monthly from 2003 to present
Self-Awareness Group Preceptor April 2004, September 2004
Mock residency interviews for senior medical students, 13 November 2003, November 2004
At the University of Louisville
Co-instructor for Mental Health and the Law course at the U of L School of Law, 2002 and 2003
Expert witness lecture for the Trial Advocacy course at the U of L School of Law, 2002
Twelve-session personal and professional development seminar for psychiatric interns, 2002 and 2003
Multiple lectures on child forensic psychiatry for child psychiatry fellows, 2002
Countertransference lecture for psychiatric interns, 2002
Violence risk assessment lecture for psychiatric interns, 2002
Civil competence lecture for psychiatry residents, 2002
Weekly seminar facilitator for VA educational conference, 2001 to 2003
Adolescent substance abuse lecture for psychiatry residents, 2002
Risk management lectures for psychiatric interns, 2001
At Tulane University
Preceptor for the physical diagnosis course for first-year medical students, 2000
Alternatives to the insanity defense lecture for forensic psychiatry fellows, 2000
Weekly participant in the landmark forensic case series for forensic psychiatry fellows, 2000
Risk management lectures for psychiatric interns, 2000
Child abuse lectures for psychiatric interns, 2000
At Yale University
Weekly participation as a psychiatric consultant to the Yale Law School disabilities course, 1999 to 2000
Participation in the Yale Law School trial advocacy course mock trials, 1999 and 2000
At the University of Florida
Monthly lectures to Pediatrics Department on issues in child and adolescent psychiatry, 1998 to 1999
Eating disorders lectures to medical students in third-year psychiatry clerkship, 1998 to 1999
Annual participation in the UF Law School trial advocacy course mock trial, 1997 to 1999
At the University of Kentucky
Preceptor for third year medical student physical diagnosis course, 1994
Professional Society Memberships
American Psychiatric Association
Indiana Psychiatry Society
Professional Interests
Child, adolescent and adult psychiatry, forensic psychiatry, women’s mental health issues, and education of the public about mental health issues.
