Derrick Hamaoka M.D.

Education

B.S., California Polytechnic - San Luis Obispo, CA
M.D., Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Biography

Dr. Hamaoka received his B.S. from California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo, and his M.D. from the Uniformed Services University School of Medicine in 1999. After his Internship and Residency in Psychiatry at the University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, he was assigned to the Uniformed Services University in the Department of Psychiatry. At this assignment, he served in several capacities including Clerkship Director and then Assistant Chair of Medical Education. During this time, he deployed to Camp Adder (Tallil), Iraq, as part of a Joint Expeditionary Tasking (JET) with the Army and served as the Officer in Charge of the 732nd ESPTS, Combat Operational Stress Control. In 2012, Dr. Hamaoka was selected as the Associate Program Director for the Psychiatry residency at the University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, supervising future military and civilian psychiatrists at one of the nation’s largest programs. Upon selection to Colonel in 2017, Dr. Hamaoka returned to the Uniformed Services University School of Medicine and served as Associate Professor and the Department’s Assistant Chair for Medical Education. Additionally, he served as the Air Force Senior Service Advisor for the school's 70+ Air Force enlisted and officer personnel.

Dr. Hamaoka’s awards include the Defense Superior Service Medal, the Defense Meritorious Service, Meritorious Service Medal (1OLC), the LTG P.K. Carlton Award for the Outstanding Faculty at the San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium, and the U.S. Air Force Medical Special Experience Identifier (SEI) Grandmaster designation. He has authored or co/authored over 25 peer-reviewed publications and chapters and published several internationally utilized psychiatry undergraduate medical education modules for the Association of Directors of Medical Student Education in Psychiatry (ADMSEP). Dr. Hamaoka served as Chair for the Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress’ Amygdala, Stress, and PTSD Conference, which consistently features internationally and nationally renowned clinicians/scientists and is attended by over 400 participants annually. As a recognized subject matter expert, he served as the Mental Health Course Director for the Defense Institute for Medical Operations (DIMO) for over ten years. He led missions to Colombia, Poland, Slovakia, and Tunisia and supported those to Lebanon, Chad, Nigeria, Mexico, Mauritius, Iraq, and Sierra Leone. Dr. Hamaoka retired from the United States Air Force after 22 years of service and currently serves as the Uniformed Services University’s Psychiatry Senior Site Director at Brooke Army Medical Center, Joint Base San Antonio, TX.

Career Highlights: Positions, Projects, Deployements, Awards and Additional Publications

Site Director, Brooke Army Medical Center, Joint Base Antonio, TX

Air Force Senior Service Advisor, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Associate Dean for Regional Education, Southern Region (Interim), Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, MD

Assistant Chair, Medical Education, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Associate Program Director, Psychiatry, University of Texas Health San Antonio (UTHSA)

Officer in Charge, Combat Stress Control, Adder Iraq

Psychiatry Clerkship Director, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Representative Bibliography

Hamaoka DA, Kels L, Williman M, Younghans C, Nicholes S, & Randolph B. Antepartum depression: Self-paced learning module. Association of Directors Medical Student Education in Psychiatry Clinical Simulation Initiative e-Module. 2023. Available at: https://www.admsep.org/subpages/csi/modules/antepartumdepression/storypre.html

Hamaoka DA, Santiago P, Meyer E, Bailey AT, Cleaves E, & Capaldi V. A Primer on military life and culture for health care providers. Association of Directors Medical Student Education in Psychiatry Clinical Simulation Initiative e-Module. 2023. Available at: https://www.admsep.org/subpages/csi/modules/basictraining/storypre.html

Meyer EG, Cozza KL, West JC, & Hamaoka DA. The Effectiveness of Online Experiential Learning in a Psychiatry Clerkship. Acad Psychiatr. Published online 2023:1-6. doi:10.1007/s40596-023-01755-z

Hamaoka DA, Touma D, McGuinness M, Greene E, & Cozza K. I am so tired: Self-paced learning module. Association of Directors Medical Student Education in Psychiatry Clinical Simulation Initiative e-Module. 2023. Available at: https://www.admsep.org/subpages/csi/modules/eatingdisorders/storypre.html

Diana E, Hamaoka DA, Goldenberg M, & Cozza KL. Psychotropic medication informed consent: a cross-specialty role-playing skill builder. MedEdPORTAL. 2021. Available from: https://doi.org/10.15766/mep_2374-8265.11152

Ryznar E, Hamaoka DA, & Lloyd RB. Pilot study of an online self-directed learning module for medical decision-making capacity. Acad Psychiatr. 2020; 44(4):408-412