Issue 52 | August 7, 2024 | |
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Dear Faculty, Trainees, and Staff,
I hope everyone is taking time this summer to unplug from work, connect with family and friends, and recharge. Rebalancing helps us return to campus with renewed focus and clarity, so that we can start the FY 2025 with new ideas.
And as anyone who attended Dean Gladwin’s GenMD brainstorming session last month can tell you, new ideas are what we’re looking for! For our faculty members, if you haven’t already, I encourage you to check out the GenMD Strategic Plan to help users decide where to focus your implementation efforts.
And speaking of new ideas and change, I also want to acknowledge the historical significance of the moment we are in, as a woman of color prepares to accept a major party nomination for the Presidency for the first time in United States history. At the same time, I am also thinking of Dvontaye Mitchell, a 43-year-old black man who was killed by law enforcement officers while unarmed and laying on the ground in Milwaukee, Wisconsin last month, as well as the killing of Sonya Massey in her own home by police officers after calling 911 for help.
Times like these are full of reminders of both the progress we have made as a country, and sobering reminders of the work that remains to be done. I hope that we keep both of these in mind as we all leverage the tremendous resources and talent in our Department towards helping to build a better, more inclusive future.
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Sincerely,
Jill A. RachBeisel, MD
Dr. Irving J. Taylor Professor and Chair, Department
of Psychiatry
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Our Department was the top fundraising team for 2024 NAMI Walks Maryland, with 54 team members participating! This means we outraised 180 other teams in supporting NAMI's mission to help deliver free mental health counseling and treatment to individuals all over Maryland.
On a related note, I want to highlight one faculty member who has been a standout contributor for years. Dr. Stephanie Knight has donated 46 pieces of art over the last 3 years to the Art Exhibition, bringing in over $1,300 for our auctions.
Thank you, Stephanie!
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Barbara Burns has been with the Department for 25 years. In her time with us she has become TAGME certified, passing the examination process of the National Board for Certification, Training Administrators of Graduate Medical Education.
She's become invaluable to us through her historical knowledge of our residency training program, scheduling, budget, orientation... ALL things pertaining to Education.
Thank you for being the expert of operations in the Education Office, Barbara!
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The Department of Psychiatry Diversity Committee | |
Welcoming Our New Residents and Fellows | |
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A hearty welcome to our new Residents and Fellows, including PGY-1 residents Barry Michael, MD, Meghan Chin, MD, Brianna DuBose, MD, Benjamin Fleet, MD, Alexis Frezza, DO, John Gentes, MD, Maria Gianelle, MD, Kevin Johnson, MD, Samuel Kirsch, MD, Jaehyun Lee, MD, Alexandra Luna, DO, Rebecca Marquard, MD, Shian Omar, MD, Justin Qian, MD, Jenny Sabol, MD, and Aliya Saffran, MD.
Our Fellows in Addiction Medicine are Shannon Harrington, DO, and Sina Navazi, DO, Addiction Psych Fellow Grace James Onuma, MD, and Child Psych Fellows Salman Abdul-Majeed, DO, Rahoul Gonsalves, MD, Wes Smoot, MD, Hall Wang, MD, and Justin Wu, MD.
Finally, our new Fellows in Forensic Psychiatry are Kathryn Blair, MD, Gerardo Collazo-Malave, MD, and Liam Guenther, MD., while our new Consultation Liaison Fellow is Emily Rosen-Wachs, DO.
We would also like to recognize Sara Mahmood, M.D. for her appointment as a Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Fellow and Kimia Mummini, M.D. and Boris Tizenberg, M.D. for their appointment to the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship Program.
Below is a photo from the O's game with the new residents, also attended by Drs. Ehrenreich, Miller, Ramprashad, and Young.
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Introducing: A New Member of Our Department | |
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Dr. Meg Woodbury has recently returned to work after maternity leave--and has given us an update on little Nate, who was born last April!
Nate loves daycare and is doing well there. The center sends Meg daily photos of him laughing or smiling.
We want to thank all of Meg's colleagues who have been fantastic and supportive during her leave.
Welcome to the world, Nate Woodbury... and welcome back, Meg!
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Dr. Anique Forrester was accepted to the UMB/Costa Rica Faculty Development Institute. The selection committee was impressed by her proposal to revise the Cultural Psychiatry course and the Health Equity Grand Rounds to be more inclusive of global concepts.
Congratulations, Anique!
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Mary Drexler was awarded the 2024 NCPG Joanna Franklin Annual Award for Direct Service. Named for Joanna Franklin, an outstanding counselor, trainer, and advocate who helped establish the NCGC credential and the International Gambling Counselor Certification Board (IGCCB), the Joanna Franklin Annual Award for Direct Service recognizes achievement in the direct provision of services to people affected by problem gambling. Direct service is defined as prevention, direct awareness outreach, treatment/counseling, helpline work and other related activities.
Congratulations, Mary!
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Congratulations to Dr. Meg Woodbury, who was awarded the Distinguished Lecturer Award for the Brain and Behavior Course.
Well deserved, Meg!
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Congratulations to our entire University of Maryland Medical Center team, as well as our colleagues at UMMS member organizations, on our local and national rankings announced this week in the 2024 U.S. News and World Report’s “Best Hospitals” as being among the best in the state and the nation.
This national distinction reflects the dedication of our physicians, nurses and team members who deliver exceptional care to every patient, family and community we are privileged to serve. Through that unified commitment, in partnership with the University of Maryland School of Medicine, we continue to push the boundaries of medical science, forging innovation and training the physicians of tomorrow.
Thank you for all that you do to care for our community, our patients and each other. It is truly a privilege to partner with all of you to deliver care that positively impacts lives every day.
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Dr. Nicole Leistikow co-authored two recent papers, "The Relationship Between Infant Feeding and Maternal Mental Health" and 2) "The Role of Sleep Protection in Preventing and Treating Postpartum Depression."
Free access with the direct link below until 9/22/2024.
https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1jTxxXCbbNhuo
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Dr. David Gorelick gave an interview on Iowa Public Radio's "River to River" show.
The topic was cannabis, including its proposed rescheduling.
You can listen in at this link--his segment is in the second half hour.
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Dr. Tiffany Beason presented on “Integrating Healing with Social Justice: Supporting Educators to Create Trauma-Informed, Anti-Racist School Environments” at the National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) All Network Conference held in Bethesda, MD in May.
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