Amanda K. Liewen

Dr. Amanda K. Liewen is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin, with additional clinical roles at Sixteenth Street Community Health Center. She is a member of the Wisconsin Institute of NeuroScience (WINS) and maintains active certifications in suicidality assessment and grief therapy.

Education:

• B.S., University of Wisconsin, Madison (2005-2009)
• M.D., University of Louisville School of Medicine (2011-2015)
• Residency, Medical College of Wisconsin (2016-2020)
• Chief Resident in Wellness and Administration (2019-2020)

Her research integrates psychiatry, medical education, and behavioral health, with emphasis on PTSD treatment, grief therapy protocols, and medical student training in suicidality management. She develops educational programs like the MS1 Bench to Bedside psychiatric history-taking curriculum.

Awards and Honors:

• Above and Beyond Award for Clinical Excellence (2020, 2018)
• FAIMER Competition Winner and Poster Award (2015)
• National Medical Fellow (GE-NMF 2013 & 2015)
• Kaufman & Coffman Scholarship (2012-2014)
• Dairy Judging Awards (Regional 2007, National 2007)

As M3 Psychiatry Clerkship Director, she oversees curricular development and teaches clinical skills. She directs the Tosa Center Grief Clinic and collaborates on the Periscope Project as a consultant psychiatrist.