A new CSI eModule has been uploaded: Delirium: Self-Paced Learning Module

Many thanks to the authors: Simone A. Bernstein MD, Derrick Hamaoka MD, Gary M. Bernard MD, Eric G. Meyer MD PhD

While your students may have missed the APA Residency Fair in May 2024 at the annual meeting, this August AADPRT will be hosting some residency fairs. Students/applicants should be directed to this website for more information. Individual programs are also likely to host events

If you were unable to attend the 2024 ADMSEP Annual meeting, please see the 2024 ADMSEP Award winners and their pictures

View the latest Presidents Message, 2024 Annual Meeting Program with Updates and more......

The ADMSEP SLOR workgroup has created two example SLOR letters and updated our FAQs

Hello all,

Firstly, thanks to everyone for your input and feedback on the SLOR template. We made some key revisions based on this and I think our final product should be more streamlined for both letter readers and writers. Please download the updated Match 2025 SLOR.

Also, we are working on sample letters, and FAQ sheets will be on the website by the end of the month.

Please consider using the SLOR for LORs during this application cycle.

I am happy to answer any questions.

Thanks again!
Dana

Dana Raml, MD
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Assistant Professor
Adult Outpatient Division Director
Associate Medical Director
Assistant Clerkship Director
Clinical Specialty Track Director- Psychiatry
Department of Psychiatry
University of Nebraska Medical Center
985575 Nebraska Medical Center | Omaha, NE 68198-5575
402-552-6007
dana.bell@unmc.edu

The recording of the virtual ADMSEP Spring Virtual Meeting (from April 17th) is now available online. To view it, please first login to the Members Only area of our website.

Hello ADMSEP,

We wanted to send a reminder that our Annual Meeting Early Bird Registration ends next Tuesday, April 30, 2024.

Make sure you register for the Annual Meeting in June* and book your hotel before that to get the best prices of the year!

*ADMSEP 2024 Annual Meeting June 20-22, 2024. Pittsburgh, PA at the Omni William Penn Hotel.

Looking forward to seeing you all,

Rachel Russo, M.D.
2024 ADMSEP Program Chair

Kristin Escamilla, M.D.
2024 ADMSEP Assistant Program Chair

Hello ADMSEP Members,

The ADMSEP Scholarly Publication Award seeks to recognize the most outstanding UME-focused publication by an ADMSEP member over the past year. The Awards Committee has searched Academic Psychiatry, MedEdPORTAL, and Medical Teacher for publications and have already identified a number of publications for consideration.

If you have published between March 2023 and March 2024 in another journal (or would like to confirm consideration of your article in the aforementioned journals), please contact me with the citation for your publication.

Thank you,

Chase Findley

J. Chase Findley, M.D.
Assistant Dean for Accreditation and Educational Quality Improvement Associate Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
McGovern Medical School | UTHealth Houston

ADMSEP Virtual Spring Meeting – Wednesday April 17th – 4p-530p EST

“Here We Go Again: Leading Medical Education in An Era of Recurrent Crisis.”

This will be a timely and helpful topic that will be presented by a great group of ADMSEP members: Drs. Elizabeth Greene, Kelly Cozza, Victoria Kelly, Michael Miller and Khyati Kothari. We will record and offer CME. Look for a calendar invitation from Ellie coming soon.

ADMSEP Spring Town Hall – Wednesday March 20th, 2024 4p-530p EST - “Where Do We Go from Here? Development and Adoption of the New Foundational Core Competencies for Undergraduate Medical Education.”

Watch it in Members Only

This town hall was on the new AAMC competencies for medical student education. These foundational competencies were developed through a multi-year, four phase, collaborative national effort. Over 1,000 individuals provided input towards the development of the competencies, including those from psychiatry, and a diverse group was convened and charged to draft the new foundational competencies.

Dr. Lisa Howley from the AAMC presented on the new competencies and heard our feedback.

Please contact us if you have any questions.

Abstract: The medical education community has been working towards competency-based education for decades. However, much work remains to align undergraduate and graduate medical education and enhance the transition to residency. An initiative led and advised by multiple medical education organizations has recently resulted in new foundational competencies for undergraduate medical education in the U.S. regardless of location or degree type. This interactive session will introduce the new foundational competencies for undergraduate medical education. The multi-year collaborative effort to develop them will be briefly reviewed and the attendees will be invited to ideate strategies to integrate them within their local educational programs.

Link to competencies: https://cloud.email.aamc.org/UME-Competencies-AAMC-AACOM-ACGME

Objectives: 1. Defend the need for a standard set of foundational competencies across UME programs, that align with GME. 2. Describe the foundational UME competencies that align across the continuum, and the process used to develop them. 3. Construct one or more actions towards local adoption of the new foundational competencies

Dear ADMSEP,

In response to request for an extension, the deadline for ADMSEP award nominations and applications is being moved to April 30th.

We hope this additional time will allow you help ADMSEP give well deserved recognition to excellence within the ADMSEP community.

Dave Schilling Awards Committee Co-Chair

Chase Findley Awards Committee Co-Chair

Thanks to Francis Lu, MD, DLFAPA and Robert C. Like, MD, MS we now have updated DEIA Resources

Registration for the ADMSEP Annual Meeting in Pittsburgh is now open for the conference.

The link will also provide information on how to book your conference rate hotel.

Do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions! We look forward to seeing you in June!

Sincerely,
Ellie Corbaley
Association of Director's of Medical Student Education in Psychiatry (ADMSEP)
admsep.council@gmail.com

“Where Do We Go from Here? Development and Adoption of the New Foundational Core Competencies for Undergraduate Medical Education.”

Dr. Lisa Howley from the AAMC will present on the new competencies and hear our feedback.

A calendar invitation will be arriving in an email to follow.

Abstract:
The medical education community has been working towards competency-based education for decades. However, much work remains to align undergraduate and graduate medical education and enhance the transition to residency. An initiative led and advised by multiple medical education organizations has recently resulted in new foundational competencies for undergraduate medical education in the U.S. regardless of location or degree type. This interactive session will introduce the new foundational competencies for undergraduate medical education. The multi-year collaborative effort to develop them will be briefly reviewed and the attendees will be invited to ideate strategies to integrate them within their local educational programs.

Link to competencies: https://cloud.email.aamc.org/UME-Competencies-AAMC-AACOM-ACGME

Objectives:
1. Defend the need for a standard set of foundational competencies across UME programs, that align with GME.
2. Describe the foundational UME competencies that align across the continuum, and the process used to develop them.
3. Construct one or more actions towards local adoption of the new foundational competencies

Rachel Russo, MD and Kristin Escamilla, MD
Program Chair and Associate Program Chair

On behalf of the ADMSEP Clinical Simulation Initiative (CSI) committee, we would like to recognize our Developmental Grant awardees:

• Dr. Dana Doctor et al. Suicide Risk Assessment and Safety Planning
• Dr. Geoffrey Liu et al. Alcohol Use Disorder
• Dr. Timothy Kreider et al. Catatonia

CSI Chairs,
Derrick Hamaoka, MD
Mary Steinmann, MD

Thanks to Derrick Hamaoka, MD, Brandon Kitay, MD PhD, Nathan S. Johnston, DO, Matthew Goldenberg, MD we have a new CSI Learning Module: ECT. Please take advantage of this helpful resource!

We’ve decided this spring to have two shorter virtual meetings.

We wanted to announce this and send out details. Look for flyers with more information and calendar invitations coming soon.

ADMSEP Spring Town Hall – Wednesday March 20th 4p-530p EST - “Where Do We Go from Here? Development and Adoption of the New Foundational Core Competencies for Undergraduate Medical Education.” Dr. Lisa Howley from the AAMC will present on the new competencies and hear our feedback.

ADMSEP Spring Virtual Meeting – Wednesday April 17th – 4p-530p EST - “Here We Go Again: Leading Medical Education in An Era of Recurrent Crisis.” This very timely workshop will be led by Dr. Elizabeth Greene with Drs Kelly Cozza, Victoria Kelly, Michael Miller, and Khyati Kothari co-presenting.

Again, more details to come, but we hope to see you virtually in March and April!

Rachel Russo, MD and Kristin Escamilla, MD

Program Chair and Associate Program Chair

Practicing gratitude is good for the mental health of both the giver and recipient. Now is a great opportunity for you to engage in practicing gratitude by pondering who has made your professional life easier and more enjoyable over the past year, and what is it that person has done that you found to be so helpful. This is an ideal time to let ADMSEP members know how thankful you are, and then to demonstrate your gratitude by nominating them for an ADMSEP award!

· Does your Clerkship Administrator regularly prevent chaos from overwhelming your day? Nominate them for the ADMSEP Clerkship Administrator Award for Excellence.

· Has your early-in-their-career colleague come up with some fresh and clever ideas for improving medical student education at your school? Encourage them to apply for the ADMSEP Devneil Vaidya Award and offer to write a letter of support.

· Is there a senior colleague who you respect and admire for all that they have done over many years for ADMSEP and medical education? Write a letter nominating them for the ADMSEP Fred Sierles MD Leadership & Excellence in Psychiatric Education Award

· Do you know someone who has done something educationally innovative in your clerkship or course that has worked great or maybe even beyond your expectations? Encourage the innovator to apply for the ADMSEP Innovations Award.

****NEW THIS YEAR**** · Is there a mid-career faculty member in your department who seamlessly integrates their commitment to serving the disadvantaged in their community with their work in medical student education? Write a letter nominating them to be the inaugural recipient of the ADMSEP Amy Brodkey, MD, Award for Advocacy and Community Service in Psychiatry.

Details about the various ADMSEP awards, along with the deadlines, are listed on our website: https://admsep.org/membership.php?c=awards

Please help the ADMSEP organization show its gratitude to deserving ADMSEP members for the great work they have done.

Thank you,

Dave Schilling & Chase Findley Award Committee Co-Chairs

Thanks to a number of CSI contributors, we now have a new module: Body Dysmorphic Disorder

Enjoy!

Good morning all,

Just a quick reminder that the ADMSEP abstract portal is open for one more week!

ADMSEP Abstract Proposal Submissions Portal

Our meeting theme for ADMSEP’s 50th meeting is: Building the Future of Psychiatry: 50 years of Advancing Medical Student Education

We invite you to submit abstract proposals on any topic relevant to medical student education in psychiatry.

The deadline for submission is Tuesday, October 31, 2023 at 11:59 PM EST.

Specific guidelines for each type of submission can be found on the abstract submission portal. Please note that we must have all relevant application components by the deadline of October 31.

Additionally, you will need to create a new account annually to submit. Old usernames and passwords will not work. Thank you for your understanding.

We look forward to reading your submissions!

Rachel Russo, MD / Program Chair for the 2024 ADMSEP Annual Meeting

Kristin Escamilla, MD / Associate Program Chair for the 2024 ADMSEP Annual Meeting

Please feel free to visit our two latest CSI modules:

• Autism Spectrum Disorder & Intellectual Developmental Disorder
• Antepartum Depression

hot off the press!

The 2023 ADMSEP October Newsletter is out

Just a quick reminder that the ADMSEP abstract portal is open for the next two weeks!

ADMSEP Abstract Proposal Submissions for 2024. Our meeting theme for ADMSEP’s 50th meeting is: Building the Future of Psychiatry: 50 years of Advancing Medical Student Education We invite you to submit abstract proposals on any topic relevant to medical student education in psychiatry. The deadline for submission is Monday, October 31, 2024 at 11:59 PM EST. Specific guidelines for each type of submission can be found on the abstract submission portal. Please note that we must have all relevant application components by the deadline of October 31.

We look forward to reading your submissions and organizing an outstanding conference!

Rachel Russo, MD Program Chair for the 2024 ADMSEP Annual Meeting

Kristin Escamilla, MD Associate Program Chair for the 2024 ADMSEP Annual Meeting

Miss the 2023 ADMSEP Fall Virtual Meeting? The meeting was recorded and can be viewed from within Members Only.

ADMSEP Clinical Simulation Initiative (CSI) Developmental Grant Award Deadline: 1 November 2023

Dear ADMSEP members,

The Clinical Simulation Initiative (CSI) Committee is accepting submissions for the Project Developmental Grant Award.

Two developmental grants will be awarded this cycle ($1500 with Articulate 360 seat included). The deadline for submission is Wednesday, 1 November 2023, 5:00 PM (PST).

Link below provides details and required materials: https://admsep.org/resources.php?c=grants

Modules may be related to any topic relevant to medical student education that represents a clinical encounter with a disorder that will help achieve the learning objectives for the course or clerkship as well as meet existing LCME Standards. A list of the modules are located here.

Applicants are encouraged to seek mentorship. ADMSEP members from the CSI Committee are available for this purpose.

If there are any questions, please let us know.

Your CSI Chairs,

Derrick Hamaoka, M.D., Uniformed Services University

Mary Steinmann, M.D., University of Utah

To learn about Abstract Submission for the ADMSEP 2024 Annual Meeting, see here.

And of course, more information about the 2024 meeting can be seen here.

ADMSEP is having a fall virtual meeting: Making Scholarly Work Work for You

Wednesday October 4th from 4p-6p EST

Members of the ADMSEP research committee will present on "Do what you do and publish or present too!" from 4p-450p.

From 5p-550p, Academic Psychiatry Editor in Chief Dr. Adam Brenner will talk about: “What makes a good paper?”

A calendar invitation will be sent this week.

The topics will be very pertinent as abstract submission for the 2023 Annual Meeting opens on 10/1/2023! I’ll be sending more information about this next week.

We hope you can attend.

Rachel Russo, MD Program Chair for the 2024 ADMSEP Annual Meeting

The ADMSEP 2023 Annual meeting meeting photos are posted (the full set) in members only. If you took photos and would like us to add some, feel free to email webmaster

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Please take a moment to view the following AAMC public news release.

Our DEIA resource list is now updated. View it here

Dear ADMSEP Members,

The Vestermark Award committee invites you to please take a moment to consider any fellow psychiatry educators you may wish to nominate for a Vestermark Psychiatry Educator Award. It is the APA's highest award for educators in medical education. The details regarding eligibility, nomination, selection criteria, and submission can be viewed in this fact sheet, and nomination page. Please be aware of the rapidly approaching deadline, June 1, 2023.

On Monday, April 24, Academic Psychiatry Editor in Chief Adam Brenner, M.D., will host an online “Meet the Editor” zoom video conference from 6:00pm to 7:00pm Central

Zoom Meeting Link: See your ADMSEP listserv email send 4/18/23 for details

Join in to... -ask any questions about the journal or scholarly publishing -share ideas for submissions or special topical collections -receive editorial consultation on a manuscript in development (e.g., about the topic’s fit with the journal’s scope, category for the submission, research design, writing strategies) -learn how to become more involved with the journal

Miss the ADMSEP 2023 April Meeting? You can watch it in members only (hint: start here to see the TOC)

Learn more about our ADMSEP 2023 Keynote Speaker

Announcements for our Spring 2023 Virtual Meeting are posted.

Announcements for our 2023 Annual ADMSEP Meetings are posted. This includes meeting registration and meeting hotel reservation openings at group rates. See our meetings page for details.

Please feel free to review our February 2023 Newsletter

Thanks to our generous authors: Derrick Hamaoka MD, Patcho Santiago MD, Eric Meyer MD, Austin Bailey DO, Elle Cleaves MD, Vincent Capaldi MD we have a new CSI emodule: A Primer on Military Life and Culture for Health Care Providers, also viewable from our main CSI emodule page.

Many thanks to our ADMSEP authors* for a new e-resources module: Psychiatry Residency Personal Statement

*Authors: Tianqi Luo, DO, Farah Kudrath, MD, MPH, Ellen Gluzman, MD, Dana Raml, MD, and Michael Miller, MD

Our ADMSEP NBME Match related resources page has been refreshed and now includes: -ADMSEP's Proposed Standardized Letter of Recommendation and Template and -Advising Students for the Match

The ADMSEP Education Scholars Program has issued a Call for Applications

Please feel free to view the latest DEIA Resources update care of Francis Lu, MD, DLFAPA and Robert C. Like, MD, MS.

Please feel free to view our 2022-11 Newsletter

Please see our latest news update

San Diego, CA. June 21-24, 2023

The keynote speaker will be Donna Elliott, M.D., Chair of the Department of Medical Education and Vice Dean for Medical Education at Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles, CA

We invite you to submit abstract proposals on any topic relevant to medical student education in psychiatry.

The deadline for submission is Monday, October 31, 2022 at 11:59 PM EST.

We encourage submissions focusing on:

Professional identity development, Health Disparities, Cultural Competency, Diversity Equity & Inclusion, Social Determinants of mental health, Curriculum: active learning, redesign, assessment methods, New and emerging topics in medical student education and technology, Educational innovations

Abstract submissions will be accepted beginning Saturday, October 1st, 2022. To submit, please visit “Upcoming 2023 Meeting” and then on that page click on the “Submit Abstract” drop down box, then the actual link (which will appear 10/1/22). This will take you to the Cvent submission portal. Once there you will find specific guidelines for each type of submission, but for convenience, they are also listed below. Please note that we must have all relevant application components by the deadline of October 31.

We look forward to reading your submissions and organizing an outstanding conference!

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Submission Guidelines: Only 3 presentations per presenter may be submitted (this does not include posters). There is a 5 co-author limit on all presentations. Please keep in mind, only people who are participating in the presentation should be included as a co-author.

The ADMSEP Annual Meeting Program Committee is accepting submissions for:

1. Plenary: 1-hour session consisting of a group of three to four individual presentations that are thematically related. Each individual presentation is a 12-15 minute formal talk, given by 1 or 2 individuals. This session is offered to all meeting attendees. Several people can submit abstracts for a plenary session they believe would fit well together; alternatively, the program committee can group individual submission with similar and related topics.

2. Workshop: 75-minute semi-structured learning session designed to facilitate interaction via active learning with a limited didactic element.

3. Discussion Group: 75-minute session consisting of 3 or 4 interactive presentations along a similar theme, each 12-15 minutes, along with time for discussion. The program committee may combine several abstracts on a similar topic. Presenters may submit 1 presentation for such a combination or may coordinate several submissions with other presenters.

4. Educational Innovation Brief Oral Presentation: Adapted from the popular PechaKucha model, this is a 7-minute presentation, using 20 slides for 20 seconds each. This session is designed to provide participants with a lively presentation of innovative approaches to medical student education. Presenters would submit a proposal for a 7-minute presentation. The program committee will then combine several brief oral presentations in succession, followed by time for discussion.

5. Poster Session: Submissions can be on a wide range of topics from educational research to descriptions of innovative approaches to medical student education. This year, as in the past, poster awards will be given at the Annual Meeting banquet based on final poster presentation by a panel of judges.

6. Media Session: The media session provides the opportunity to showcase useful online resources for ADMSEP members

Education scholarship can lead to academic promotion and leadership, both in home institutions and nationally. In order to do this, educational activities and innovations need to be studied. As physicians, we may not know how to make our educational efforts scholarly.

The ADMSEP Education Scholars Program is a two-year faculty development program that provides ADMSEP members with foundational knowledge and mentorship in research methodology and scholarship in medical student education. Participants advance in scholarship skills that promote academic achievement and leadership, both in their home institutions and nationally. A Certificate of Excellence in Educational Scholarship is awarded to each Scholar upon completion of the program.

We are currently accepting applications for our 6th cohort of Education Scholars.

The deadline for submission is February 1, 2023.

Program Description: • 2 year program of half-day structured pre-meeting workshops and didactics prior to the start of the ADMSEP Annual Meeting • Program runs from June 2023 to June 2025 • Longitudinal components include scheduled conference calls throughout the two-year period • Scholars work with a local mentor and a senior ADMSEP mentor to complete a scholarly project • Scholars present their completed scholarly projects as a poster at the final third ADMSEP meeting

Eligibility requirements: • ADMSEP membership • Psychiatry medical student educators at the junior or mid-career level with at least 2 years of experience in medical student education • Applicants must commit to all components of the program: completion of an independent project, participation in all conference calls and attendance at 3 consecutive ADMSEP annual meetings • Fee for the 2 year program is $1,000. Applications are available online

We look forward to receiving your applications.

The pdf version of this announcement can be downloaded here

Lisa Fore-Arcand, EdD, and Kirsten Wilkins, MD - Program Directors

Miss the 2022 Fall Virtual Meeting? Login here to view it (video or audio only versions available).

Please join us for our Town Hall on the important topic of Medical Student Advising. We hope all ADMSEP members can join us for the discussion. The event will take place on Thursday, September 15th, 4-6PM EST. Read more here

Thanks to Drs. Erin Malloy and Lia Thomas, we now have a new page which contains updates and tips regarding advise for medical students regarding the USMLE match.

A new batch of 2022 Annual Meeting content was added to Members only today.

The 2022 Annual Meeting Photos from Austin TX are available for viewing in Members Only.

Please be sure to provide feedback to our 2022 Annual Meeting presenters and claim your CME credits! Be aware the deadline for this is Aug 16, 2022.

Want to see the meeting PPTXs? We are starting our collection with our Keynote speaker; visit our members only area (login required).

See our meetings page for details.

Please feel free to view our Monthly (June 2022) Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Anti-Racism (DEIA) Resource submitted by:

Francis Lu, MD, DLFAPA Kim Professor in Cultural Psychiatry, Emeritus, UC Davis; francislumd@gmail.com

with assistance from Robert C. Like, MD, MS Emeritus Professor of Family Medicine and Community Health, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School; drbobli96@aol.com

AADPRT virtual recruitment fairs 2022 are organized by region and are intended to introduce medical students to psychiatry residency programs. Registration is limited to 200 per fair. A list of participating institutions, fair schedule, and registration links can be found at the link above. This webpage will be updated frequently as institutions are confirmed.

Not able to attend the virtual ADMSEP Spring Meeting? Log into myADMSEP and watch the video recordings! Hint: Look for the "2020-2022 Virtual meeting recordings" on left center of the page.

The MSPE taskforce with the help of some AADPRT members has developed a position statement and standardized letter of recommendation template for ADMSEP member review:

-Proposal of a Standardized Letter of Recommendation for Psychiatry Residency Applicants:
The number of allopathic and osteopathic candidates applying to psychiatry is increasing. This, combined with virtual interviews and an increased number of applications per candidate, has led to a perceived "application avalanche". To read more about the proposal....

-Standardized Letter of Recommendation template:
You may view/download this document on the same page

We will plan to vote on these documents at this year's annual meeting.

If you have questions or need clarifications please contact: Dr. Jeffrey Rakofsky (jrakofs@emory.edu) or Dr. Dana Raml (dana.bell@unmc.edu).

Dr Marty Klapheke has been able to convert his CSI eModules' "Quick Clips" from a deprecated (unviewable) video format to the current web video standard. You can see these in our eModule collection under "Major Depressive Disorders" "Anxiety Disorders" "Personality Disorders"

A big "THANK YOU" to Dr Klapheke for his ingenuity used in salvaging this valuable footage!

The Clinical Simulation Initiative Committee is accepting submissions for the Project Developmental Grant awards.
Two developmental grants will be awarded this cycle. The deadline for submission is: Friday 1 October 2020, 5:00 PM (PST).

Link below provides details and required materials: https://admsep.org/resources.php?c=grants

Modules may be related to any topic relevant to medical student education that represents a clinical encounter on a disorder that will help achieve the learning objectives for the course or clerkship as well as meet existing LCME Standards.

Topics identified as 'in need' by the ADMSEP CSI Committee include PTSD, Substance use disorders, Eating disorders, Dissociative disorders, Sexual disorders, and Child and adolescent disorders in particular neurodevelopmental disorders. Applicants are encouraged to seek mentorship. ADMSEP members from the CSI Committee are available for this purpose.

If there are any questions, please let us know.

Your CSI Chairs,

Derrick Hamaoka, M.D., Uniformed Services University

Mary Steinmann, M.D., University of Utah

Greetings Epic Educators!

An updated version of "A Roadmap to Psychiatric Residency" is now live on the APA website.

This document - created with educators from ADMSEP, AADPRT, AAP and involvement of PsychSign - first arrived in 2019. It was updated this year to reflect changes in Psychiatry Match and in it you will find practical guidance on personal statements, how to think about applying, personal statements and questions for the interview day. There is also specialty advice for military match, couples match, osteopathic students and internal students.

Many members of ADMSEP contributed to this document, for which I am eternally grateful.

Applying for Psychiatric Residency
Guide to Applying for Psychiatric Residency. Congratulations on choosing one of the most exciting fields in medicine. Not only are psychiatrists uniquely trained to consider the patient from a "whole person" perspective, but the field also includes a wide range of practice settings and diverse opportunities for subspecialization. www.psychiatry.org

I encourage you to share this widely with students planning on applying to our field, with faculty advisors and even with your student affairs deans.

Best,
Lia A. Thomas, MD

She / Her / Hers
Medical Director, MH Trauma Services Team , VANTHCS
Associate Residency Training Director at the Dallas VA and Recruitment Strategies
Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry
UT Southwestern Medical Center

This year AADPRT is developing the 2021-2022 virtual Psychiatry residency recruitment fairs (aka Open Houses). They are organized by region and are intended to introduce medical students to psychiatry residency programs while keeping people safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. Please see https://www.aadprt.org/trainees/recruitment-fairs for registration, dates and other details!

Please feel free to view/download the "Consensus Statement from the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training (AADPRT) and the Association of Directors of Medical Student Education in Psychiatry (ADMSEP) on the 2021-22 Residency and Fellowship Application Cycle"

The recent killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery, and the disproportionate toll that Covid-19 is wreaking on black communities have shone a light on our nation’s failings on issues of racial justice. ADMSEP Council joins with its members in condemning this racism that threatens the safety and well-being of people of color across the country, including our members, our students and the patients we serve.

As an organization of medical educators, we echo the call to action that the Association of American Medical Colleges made this week: We must acknowledge and speak out against all forms of racism, discrimination, and bias in our environments in our institutions, communities, and society. We must stand in solidarity with the Black community and speak out against unjust and inhumane incidents of violence. We must demonstrate empathy and compassion and acknowledge the pain and grief that the families and the communities of these victims are experiencing. We must take the lead in educating ourselves and others to address these issues head-on. We must be deliberate and partner with local communities, public health agencies, and municipal governments to dismantle structural racism and end police brutality. We must employ anti-racist and unconscious bias training and engage in interracial dialogues that will dispel the misrepresentations that dehumanize our Black community members and other marginalized groups. We must move from rhetoric to action to eliminate the inequities in our care, research, and education of tomorrow’s doctors. The full link to their statement can be found here: https://www.aamc.org/news-insights/press-releases/aamc-statement-police-brutality-and-racism-america-and-their-impact-health

As psychiatric educators training the doctors of tomorrow, we must incorporate the concepts of racism and other social determinants of health into our curricula. We must redouble our efforts to make our students aware of the deleterious effects of trauma, including racial trauma, and therapeutic approaches. We must ensure that we listen to the voices of our colleagues and students of color, stand with them in the fight against racism and support their career development. We must make ourselves aware of our own unconscious biases and recognize and address any mistreatment, including microaggressions (a coin termed by Black psychiatrist Chester Pierce), that we perpetrate or witness.

Sadly, we will not be able to assemble for our annual meeting this year and enjoy each other’s fellowship as well as to process together the tragic and unsettling recent events. We hope that our membership will continue to join together to provide excellent psychiatric education and scholarship, with an increased awareness of inequities and firm commitment toward anti-racism.

Benoit Dubé, M.D.; President
Susan W, Lehmann, M.D.; Immediate Past President
John Spollen, M.D.; Past President
Howard Y. Liu, M.D.; President Elect/Treasurer
Lisa Fore Arcand, Ed. D.; Secretary and Newsletter Editor
Greg Briscoe, M.D., Webmaster & Second Past President
Matthew N. Goldenberg, M.D., M.Sc., Council Member
Erin Malloy, M.D., Council Member
Dawnelle Schatte, M.D., Council Member
Lia A. Thomas, M.D., Council Member
Lindsey Allison, M.Ed., Administrative Director