Howard Liu

Dr. Howard Liu is a nationally recognized psychiatrist, educator, workforce expert, social media innovator, and healthcare administrator at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC). He serves as the Chair of the UNMC Department of Psychiatry, chair of the American Psychiatric Association’s Council on Communications, and co-chair of the World Psychiatric Association’s Working Group on Medical Students. Dr. Liu is a leader in Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) inclusion in healthcare leadership and serves as faculty advisor to the UNMC AAPI Student Association.

Regarding workforce development, Dr. Liu is a founding member of the Medical Directors Institute for the National Council for Behavioral Health and is a Consortium member for the Behavioral Health Workforce Research Center at the University of Michigan. The state workforce center he led from 2011 to 2019 is regarded as a best practice in mental health and substance use innovation.

Previously, he served as the Director of the Behavioral Health Education Center of Nebraska (BHECN), the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Faculty Development at UNMC, and as the past president of a national committee for the Association of Directors of Medical Student Education in Psychiatry (ADMSEP).

Nationally and internationally, Dr. Liu has presented over 100 peer-reviewed abstracts and is a frequent keynote speaker. Previously, he served as an invited speaker at the Harvard Women’s Leadership Course, the Brave Enough Conference, and the Women in Medicine Summit. 

Dr. Liu is an innovative teacher and an expert in faculty development, medical student education and the professional use of social media. He is a Distinguished Fellow of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) and serves on the program committee of the American College of Psychiatrists. Previously, Dr. Liu served in educational leadership roles at the AACAP and the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Group on Faculty Affairs. Dr. Liu is a recipient of numerous educational awards including the Outstanding Teacher Award from the UNMC Faculty Senate and the Creativity in Psychiatric Education Award from the American College of Psychiatrists (ACP).

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