William B. Gunn Jr., PhD, was awarded a Presidential Citation for his tireless efforts and stewardship to create and distribute a national curriculum on integrated primary care (IPC) for psychologists.
Recognized as a leader in the application of behavioral sciences in primary care settings, Gunn has worked exclusively in primary care health centers aligned with family medicine residency programs. He currently serves as the director of Behavioral Health at the New Hampshire/Dartmouth Family Residency Program where he develops and implements curricula for physicians, psychologists and other health care professionals to work collaboratively with patients and across disciplines. Gunn has championed IPC in New Hampshire, consulted nationally on IPC projects and serves on the Interdivisional Healthcare Committee. He was appointed chair of the Clinical Health Services Council and co-chair of the IPC Psychology Committee for the Society of Health Psychology. In this latter role, Gunn has provided extensive leadership in the development of a national curriculum, Integrated Primary Care: An Introductory Curriculum, which consists of four foundational modules and numerous topic specific modules.