Residency Training News

We are pleased to announce that our Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Program has been re-accredited by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology for 5 years.

Our Psychiatry Endowment Fund has reached $50,000. We will immediately begin supporting the cost of membership in the American Psychiatric Association for all of our residents. (See Psychiatry Education Fund in the sidebar).

Our general and Child and Adolescent training program is currently recruiting. Those interested in the General Psychiatry program should contact Ms. Regina Williams at rewillia@wfubmc.edu.

Those interested in the Child and Adolescent training program should contact Ms. Sheila Leach:
saleach@wfubmc.edu

Grand Rounds Schedule

The fall schedule will be published when finalized. Video recordings of some lectures can be found at: http://www1.wfubmc.edu/NWAHEC/Online+CE.htm

Mar 7
David A. Brady, D.O.
Psychiatrist
Southwestern Virgina Mental Health Institute
Medical Mimics of Psychiatric Illness
Dr. Brady's presentation included a Power Point presentation that he will share with those interested; email,
DavidBrady@swvmhi.dmhmrsas.virginia.gov

Apr 4
Pamela J. Wright-Etter, M.D.
North Carolina Psychiatric
 Association
Recent Visiting Professor to Howler Medical University, Irbil Iraq
Serving Our Forgotten Colleagues:
 A Travel Journal of a Visiting  Professor In Iraq

Apr 18
Thomas J. Crowley, M.D.
Professor, Director, Division of Substance Abuse, Department of Psychiatry, University of Colorado School of Medicine
Conduct Disorder and Substance Dependence: Genes, Brains & Behavior

May 2
Clive J. Robbins, Ph.D.
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences/Medical Psychology, Duke University Medical School
Title: To be announced

May 16
Harold Kudler, M.D.
Associate Clinical Professor, Duke University Medical School
discussed expanding services for veterans with PTSD.

[ View entire Winter 2008 Schedule. ]

Faculty and Research News

Eugene D. Mindel, M.D., Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, was awarded the "Loretta Y. Silvia Teaching Award for "clinical excellence, courage and compassion" at the annual resident graduation dinner dance on Saturday evening, May 31, 2008. This annual award voted on and presented by the residents honors the memory of Dr. Silvia, a loved and respected member of the faculty for 17 years. Dr. Mindel was also given the "Outstanding Supervisor Award," also voted on and presented by the residents. 

Dr. Liz Arnold, Ph.D., Assistant Professor's pilot test of a one-of-a kind program at preventing HIV infection among runaway adolescents was recently reported on Reuters news service. The study marks the first use of the Strengths-Based Case Management for an adolescent population. "There is a narrow window of opportunity" for intervention before these youths become homeless when their risk of HIV infection and other negative outcomes rises dramatically.
wfubmc.edu/pr/releases/arnold-reuters.doc

Dr Burton Reifler was named the first Kate Mills Snider Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine.

This Professorship is supported through the Geropsychiatry Outreach (GO) Program, made possible by a generous gift from the Snider family in honor of their mother, Kate Mills Snider.

The GO Program provides geriatric psychiatry housecalls for older persons with mobility limitations.