Behavioral Health Science Building (BHSB) 183 South Orange Avenue Room E 1557
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Medical Expertise
Board Certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Board Certified by the American Board of Family Medicine.
Mental health in primary care including depression, anxiety disorders and health habit control.
Healthcare professional and student well-being and burnout.
Hospital Affiliation
University Hospital, Newark Clara Maass Medical Center
INSURANCE PARTICIPATION
Insurance Participation: with Provider Number (where applicable) The information below is subject to change and should not be relied upon until after
it is verified with the insurance company. In addition, psychiatric providers should
be contacted directly for information on their participation with managed care and
insurance companies.
Dr. Brazeau has been a faculty member of New Jersey Medical School (NJMS) since 1995 where she is Professor of Family Medicine and Psychiatry. After receiving her MD from the University of Ottawa, she practiced in a family medicine group and then completed her psychiatry residency at the former UMDNJ. Dr. Brazeau maintains board certification in both Psychiatry and Family Medicine and has served as Director of Medical Student Education and Interim Chair of the Department of Family Medicine. She has served as Assistant Dean for Faculty Vitality at NJMS since 2016 and was appointed Chief Wellness Officer at Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS) in December 2019 and Assistant Dean for Faculty Vitality at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (RWJMS) in January 2020.
Since 1995, she has taught about professional well-being, conducted research and presented at national and international venues on this topic. Her seminal article on matriculating medical student distress has become a turning point in the field.
As the inaugural holder of the position of Chief Wellness Officer, Dr. Brazeau serves in a capacity to lead the development and implementation of wellness initiatives for faculty, health care providers and team members within RBHS, and working with RWJBarnabas Health to explore wellness opportunities across our health care enterprise. As Assistant Dean for Faculty Vitality at NJMS and RWJMS, she works closely with the leadership teams at both medical schools to
Education
MD, 1983, University of Ottawa
Licensure & Certification
Medical Licensure New Jersey
Languages
French
Relevant Publications
Brazeau, C, Schroeder, R, Rovi, S, Boyd, L: Relationships between Burnout, Empathy and Professionalism Climate; Academic Medicine, 85(10): S33-S36, 2010
Brazeau, C, Schroeder, R, Rovi, S, Boyd, L: Relationship between Medical Student Empathy and Service; Academic Medicine, 86(10):S42-S45, 2011
Brazeau, C, Shanafelt, T, Durning, S, Massie, FS, Eacker, A, Moutier,C, Satele, D, Sloan, J, Dyrbye, L: Distress among Matriculating Medical Students Relative to the General Population; Academic Medicine, 89 (11):1520-1525, 2014
Course List
Site investigator for Rutgers New Jersey Medical School for a national study entitled: Medical Student Well-Being and Professionalism: A Multi-center, Longitudinal Study Exploring the Factors that Shape Development of Professional Attributes
This longitudinal survey, based at the MAYO clinic (L.Dyrbye, MD Principal Investigator), seeks to longitudinally evaluate medical student variations in well-being, competency, and professional attributes during medical school, understand factors that influence those attributes and follow students as they graduate and progress through their professional career.
