Tolu Odebunmi

Bio

 

I am an Assistant Professor, Associate Residency Program Director, and Adult & Reproductive Psychiatrist in the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences. I earned my MBBS degree from the College of Medicine University of Ibadan in Nigeria. I also hold a Master of Public Health from the University of Minnesota(UMN). I completed my psychiatry residency training at UMN and served as the Chief Resident.

I am passionate about reproductive psychiatry, leadership in academia, medical education, and building inclusive communities for trainees. In my clinical practice, I strive to center and amplify my patient’s voices. Within my work, I hope to contribute to reducing the gaps existing in perinatal mental health care.

One of the highlights of my job is working with trainees and learners. In my educational leadership role, I work on curriculum & didactics development and building sustainable systems for resident mentorship.

Qualifications

Board Certifications
Diplomate, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Minnesota State Medical License
Fellowships
Intern/House-Officer, University of Ife Teaching Hospital, Nigeria
Residency
Chief Resident, PGY-4, University of Minnesota Psychiatry Residency Program
Medical School
Bachelor of Medicine; Bachelor of Surgery, College of Medicine University of Ibadan, Nigeria
Graduate School
Master Educator Certificate, Association for Academic Psychiatry

Recognition

In the Media:

Honors and Recognition:

  •   L’Etoile Du Nord Award Recipient (2020), presented by Minnesota United Football Club and Bell bank in recognition of community service  
  • Minneapolis Top Doctors Rising Stars - 2024, Mpls.St.Paul Magazine
  • Resident Psychiatric Educator Award (2022), Association for Academic Psychiatry

Professional Memberships:

  • American Psychiatric Association
  • Minnesota Psychiatric Society
  • Marce of North America
  • Association of Academic Psychiatry
  • International Marce Society for Perinatal Mental Health

Publications:

  • Odebunmi, T., Jennifer, M. S., Erayil, S. E., & Wongjarupong, N., 2021. A Trainee-Led Way to Help International Medical Graduates Meet the Challenges of a U.S. Residency. Academic Medicine: Journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges, 96 (4): 484-485.doi: https://doi.org/10.1097/ACM.0000000000003797
  • Mikal, J. P., Beckstrand, M. J., Grande, S. W., Parks, E., Oyenuga, M., Odebunmi, T., et al., 2021. Online Support Seeking and Breast Cancer Patients: Changes in Support Seeking Behavior following Diagnosis and Transition off Cancer Therapy. Health Communication, 36 (6): 731-740.doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2020.1712519
  • Mikal, J. P., Beckstrand, M. J., Parks, E., Oyenuga, M., Odebunmi, T., et al., 2020. Online social support among breast cancer patients: Longitudinal changes to Facebook use following breast cancer diagnosis and transition off therapy. Journal of Cancer Survivorship, 14 (3): 322-330.doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11764-019-00847-w

Presentations:

  • Odebunmi, T., Nelson, K. J., & Jibson, M. "Rectify the “Hawk and Dove”: A Curriculum to Train Faculty to Reliably Conduct Clinical Skills Evaluations.", American Association of Directors of Psychiatry Residency Training Annual Meeting Workshop, San Diego, California, February 28, 2023.
  • Odebunmi, T., Nelson, K. J., & Jibson, M. "Join the consensus rating process! The New Online Training Module to Prepare Clinical Skills Evaluators in Psychiatry", Association for Academic Psychiatry annual meeting workshop, Denver, Colorado, September 10, 2022.
  • Jeremiah A., Odebunmi T., Warner C., Doyle C., & Zagoloff S. "Innovative leadership and interprofessional thread to raise the next generation of clinician leaders in psychiatry", Presented at the Association for Academic Psychiatry Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado, September 09, 2022.
  • Odebunmi, T., Nelson, K. J., Odanga, J., Wichser, S. & Jibson, M. "Phase 2 of the Development of an Online Training Module to Prepare Clinical Skills Evaluation (CSE) Examiners in Psychiatry", Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association, New Orleans, Louisiana, May 25, 2022.
  • Jeremiah A., Odebunmi T., Warner C., Doyle C., & Zagoloff S. "Teaching leadership and interprofessionalism in psychiatry residents through an innovative didactic thread", Presented at the Metro Minnesota Council on Graduate Medical Education Annual Quality Forum, Minneapolis, Minnesota, May 25, 2022.
  • Jeremiah A., Odebunmi T., Warner C., Doyle C., & Zagoloff S. "Inspiring leadership and interprofessionalism in psychiatry residents through innovative educational thread", Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Best Practices in Health Sciences Education, Minneapolis, Minnesota, May 05, 2022.
  • Damodaran S., Odebunmi T., Cahill M., Dejong S., Sampang S. "Balancing Act: Navigating Parental Leaves", American Association of Directors of Psychiatry Residency Training Annual Meeting Workshop, Virtual, March 12, 2022.
  • Warner, C., Odebunmi, T., & Wichser, L. "After Intern Year: Measuring the comfort level of transition to second year at a Midwestern psychiatry residency program", Presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Academic Psychiatry, virtual platform due to COVID-19 pandemic, September 10, 2021.
  • Odebunmi T., & Raasch C. "Communicating When Tensions Are High: The Minnesota Arc", Hennepin Healthcare APP Monthly CME Conference, April 2022.,
  • Warner, C., Odebunmi, T., & Wichser, L. "Is Comfort Overrated: Making the Transition from Intern to PGY2", Poster accepted for May 2022 American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting,

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