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6.2.09

APA/AACDP Research Mentorship Award for 2009

James F. Leckman, M.D., is the Neison Harris Professor of Child Psychiatry, Psychiatry, Psychology and Pediatrics at Yale where he also serves as the Director of Research for the Yale Child Study Center. His peers have regularly selected him as one of the “Best Doctors in America.” Dr. Leckman’s research interests include the interaction of genes and environment in the pathogenesis of TS and OCD. His research on these disorders is multifaceted including phenomenology, natural history, genetics, neurobiology, immunobiology, as well as the development of novel treatments. Dr. Leckman is the author or co-author of over 335 original articles published in peer-reviewed journals, seven books, and 120 book chapters. As part of his leadership of the research program at the Child Study Center, Dr. Leckman has sought to increase the number of individuals entering careers independent physician-scientists. In 2002, with the support of The Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation, he founded the Donald Cohen Medical Student Fellowship program which has now been established at 11 major medical centers across the country. In 2004, along with colleagues at the University of Colorado, he founded the Integrated Research Training Program in child and adult psychiatry designed to train the next generation of academic leaders in the underserved and understudied area of child mental disorders.

The APA/AACDP Research Mentorship Award was established in 2005. The award honors an academic psychiatrist who has in some innovative or traditional, but significant, manner fostered the pursuit of student research within his/her university department – either through direct mentorship of individual students or by the promotion of novel research-oriented training activities with a department or residency program This award is selected by the APA Corresponding Committee on Research Awards, Stuart C. Yudofsky, M.D., Chairperson, and was presented at the Early Research Career Breakfast on Tuesday, May 19, 2009.

5.1.09

Call for Papers — Special Issue of Academic Psychiatry: “Teaching Human Sexuality”

Teaching human sexuality has been a relatively neglected area of psychiatric education during the last couple of decades. Human sexuality presents an intimate connection of psyche and soma. Psychiatry (and psychosomatic medicine) seems to be uniquely qualified to address patient ills and concerns about their sexual functioning, orientation, and other related (and relationship) issues. This special issues seeks to gather information about the status of teaching human sexuality and to provide information about new and collaborative approaches in this area. 

In keeping with the overall mission of Academic Psychiatry, papers should be evidence-based, drawing upon data and outcome measures, and/or involve multiple sites, if possible. Comprehensive reviews and pilot projects (in the form of a Brief Report) are also welcome. All submissions will be peer reviewed in keeping with the Journal's policy.

Potential authors may consult the Guest Editors (Richard Balon, M.D., and Mary Morreale, M.D., at rbalon@wayne.edu).

Submissions are due by August 31, 2009.

Priority will be given to empirical manuscripts.

When submitting manuscripts, please use our online submission system at: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/appi-ap. For more information, please visit our Web site at ap.psychiatryonline.org.

Please direct questions on the submission process to Ms. Ann Tennier, Senior Editorial Assistant, at (414) 955-8965 or atennier@mcw.edu.

5.1.09

Call for Papers — Special Issue: “Strategic Challenges and Opportunities for Academic Psychiatry Departments”

Guest Editors: Paul Summergrad, M.D. and Carlos Pato, M.D.

In the last decade, psychiatry has seen extraordinary growth in its research base with major developments in neuroimaging, genetics, and effectiveness and other outcomes studies. At the same time, our essential and core role in medical education has been reinforced and there is broader public acceptance of psychiatric care. Despite these accomplishments, academic departments of psychiatry face distinct, complex strategic issues:  Low reimbursements for physician and hospital services, large teaching responsibilities, a unique relationship with state mental health departments, and the continued burden of stigma for our patients and ourselves.

Given these circumstances, this special issue will be devoted to understanding the strategic challenges and opportunities facing academic departments of psychiatry. What are the special circumstances that departments face? What are the implications of these for our essential academic missions? How have departments, their medical schools, and affiliated teaching hospitals responded to these challenges?  We are seeking papers on the following topics:

• Overviews of the strategic challenges facing academic departments
• Challenges in reimbursement models for clinical and hospital physician services
• Educational roles for academic departments within changed medical school  curricula emphasizing longitudinal care, professionalism, and interpersonal skills
• The place of public-academic partnerships with state departments of mental health or the VA
• The role of research growth and academic productivity in both research  intensive and non intensive departments
• Case studies of the successful implementation of departmental strategic plans or advocacy initiatives with medical school or hospital leadership
• The leadership skills required for chairs and other senior department staff
• The impact of stigma on the strategic challenges facing departments

In keeping with the overall mission of Academic Psychiatry, papers should be evidence-based, drawing upon data, outcome measures, and/or multiple sites.  All submissions will be peer reviewed in keeping with the Journal’s policy.

Submissions are due by September 15, 2009.

Submissions may be uploaded to Manuscript Central (http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/appi-ap). Please indicate in your cover letter that your submission is for this special issue. For more information, please visit our Web site at ap.psychiatryonline.org. Please direct questions on the submission process to Ms. Ann Tennier, Senior Editorial Assistant, at 414-955-8965 or atennier@mcw.edu. You may e-mail the guest editors as well. Dr. Summergrad’s address is psummergrad@tuftsmedicalcenter.org and Dr. Pato’s address is pato@usc.edu. We look forward to your submissions.

2.2.09

AACDP Chair's Fellowship Program

This fellowship program for senior faculty considering becoming a psychiatry chair will provide the opportunity for career development and leadership mentoring in advance of becoming a chair.

The AACDP Chair Fellow will receive mentorship from a chair member of AACDP, will get the opportunity to spend time at the mentor's institution, will participate in all AACDP meetings and activities, and will develop a scholarly and/or administrative activity relevant to the role of a chair.  Two fellowships will be awarded each year at the May AACDP Meeting.

The application information is included in the attached program description.

download the program description