Issue 18 | October 5, 2020 |
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A Letter from the Chair
Dear Faculty, Trainees, and Staff:
I would like to open by extending my deepest sympathy to the family and friends of Dr. Jonas Rappaport, who passed away last month at the age of 95. Dr. Rappaport was a well-respected member of our faculty from July 1, 1980 to June 30, 1997, and on July 1, 1997, he was named Professor Emeritus. Dr. Rappaport served as former Chief Medical Officer of the Circuit Court for Baltimore City. He was integral to the development of forensic psychiatry and served many firsts, including as the first Court Psychiatrist in Baltimore County, first Medical Officer of the Circuit Court of Baltimore City, and first President of the American Academy of Psychiatry and Law. He was an alumnus of the University of Maryland, and taught at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. The Department is grateful to Dr. Rappaport for his legacy and lifelong contribution to psychiatry.
I would also like to thank you all for your submissions and input for this year's State of the Department. Our Department is large, complex, and highly successful, as evident in the FY20 summary report I just received from the SOM. We are the #1 funded Department across all Departments in the SOM for grants and contracts! GO TEAM! I sincerely appreciate all of the work that each of you put in towards the support and success of the Department, and many thanks also to our staff -- we could not have overcome this year's challenges without your dedication. Your suggestions are very important and are under full consideration as we move forward into FY21. It is very clear moving forward that several planning meetings are needed to formulate our direction and strategy!
Sincerely,
Jill RachBeisel, MD
Interim Chair, Department of Psychiatry
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NEW DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY MENTORING PROGRAM (DPMP)! |
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October is the kick-off month for the Department's newly organized and fully developed Faculty Mentoring program!
What is it?
The DPMP is designed to help young, new, or previously unmentored faculty members plan their academic careers and engage in scholarly activities with the advice of more experienced colleagues. The DPMP has two tracks developed to meet the needs of both:
1) Researchers, and 2) Clinician/Educators.
The DPMP will specifically require faculty:
1) To have at least one identified mentor with whom regular interactions and meetings should occur;
2) To set goals (“Goal Plan”) with the advice and input of their mentor; and
3) To attend at least annually a meeting with the DPMP Committee for a presentation and discussion on their progress.
What’s next?
1) Training for Division Directors will be provided over the next several weeks. Formal mentoring training will also be provided to all interested senior/mentoring faculty.
2) All interested faculty will be oriented to the program and be provided with materials necessary to get started.
Who will be included?
1) For FY21, program participation will be voluntary for all junior faculty members who have been in the Department for 6 or less years.
2) Beginning July 1, 2021, the DPMP is MANDATORY for:
- Any full-time, non-tenure track faculty at the level of Instructor or Assistant Professor (or higher) who are <6 years from completing their terminal training (clinical training, residency, fellowship, or graduate education);
- Any faculty seeking tenure or tenure track faculty with Assistant Professor (or higher).
- The DPMP is OPTIONAL for all other faculty.
Thank you to the Co-chairs of the DPMP Committee:
Gloria Reeves, MD, and Deanna Kelly, PharmD
and to the entire Committee:
Julie Kreyenbuhl, PharmD, Todd Gould, MD, Ann Hackman, MD, Paul Shepard, PhD, Sharon Hoover, PhD, Chris Marano, MD, and Chris Miller, MD.
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MARYLAND PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH CENTER (MPRC) Conte Center Seminar! |
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Please join us in welcoming:
Jorge Ruas, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Physiology and Pharmacology
Karolinska Institute, Stockholm (Sweden)
“Kynurenine Metabolites as Mediators of Inter-organ Communication: from Energy Metabolism to Behavior”
1 pm, October 7, 2020
See below information to connect:
Meeting number (access code): 120 096 1957 Meeting password: VQuExMqr655
Join from a video system or application
You can also dial 173.243.2.68 and enter your meeting number.
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Join by phone
+1-202-860-2110 United States Toll (Washington D.C.)
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THE DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY
DIVERSITY COMMITTEE & INITIATIVES
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The Department of Psychiatry Diversity Committee is still soliciting members to join the various sub-committees as follows:
-Social Justice Education & Curriculum
-Department Initiatives & Social Justice Training
-Research
-Faculty Recruitment & Retention
-Staff Recruitment & Retention
Work continues at a furious pace within the sub-committees and includes:
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Department Initiatives- we will have 4 dedicated DE&I Grand Rounds: Nov., Dec., and two in the spring. More information will be forthcoming on invited guests.
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Education and Curriculum- new DE&I lectures are being written, and existing lectures are being reviewed for appropriate diversity content for our training programs.
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Faculty Recruitment- Divisions are encouraged to do a formal ‘Needs Assessment’ and were given materials to complete. The committee is also working on new recruitment protocols for interviewing processes, as well as for diversity questions and applicant assessments.
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Staff Recruitment- inclusion of HR into discussions of changes, as well as the establishment of appropriate pipelines to access a diverse pool of applicants.
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Research- The committee is under way to begin meeting in October.
The Diversity Committee meets monthly on the 4th Thursday of the month at 4 pm. It is an open meeting for anyone in the Department to join, and our next meeting will be on October 23rd at 4 pm.
Please email Dr. Anique Forrester, MD,
at aforrest@som.umaryland.edu for more information.
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ANTI-RACIST BOOK CLUB
The Anti-Racist Book Club continues on at the start of the academic year and is run by residents -- all are welcome! We include residents from all classes, including from Hopkins.
To date, we have read Between the World and Me, The Protest Psychosis, and Medical Apartheid. We recently met at the end of the month on September 30. The next meeting date and book will be chosen shortly!
Please contact Ann Marie at ann.gustafson@som.umaryland.edu for more information and to join!
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DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY
DIVERSITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE EDUCATION RESOURCE LIST
The Department has been continually updating our Diversity and Social Justice Education Resource List.
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PSYCHIATRY UPDATES
The Department of Psychiatry would like to update you on our awards, grants, conferences, & more!
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Davene Hinton was recently awarded the 2020 Unsung Hero Award at the 32nd Annual Tuerk Conference on Mental Health & Addiction Treatment on September 10 by The Maryland Center of Excellence on Problem Gambling.
Davene was recognized for her role as Program Assistant in working with Center staff and Maryland's organizations and residents to connect them to the Center's resources they need for problem gambling awareness, prevention, treatment, and recovery.
Thank you Davene, and congratulations to our Unsung Hero!
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Success at the School Health Interdisciplinary Program
The National Center for School Mental Health (NCSMH) completed the 20th year of the School Health Interdisciplinary Program (SHIP) Conference. There were 28 pre-recorded sessions and one live webinar between July 15th and September 15th. The conference was spearheaded by Drs. Nancy Lever and Sylvia McCree-Huntley (pictured left and right, respectively), and was attended by approximately 500 school professionals, counselors, health educators, nurses, psychologists, and other school administrators!
The SHIP Conference is a multi-faceted approach to continuing education that provides comprehensive training on coordinated school health. This year’s theme was "Addressing the Needs of the Whole Child: What Works in School Health and Wellness." The Conference focuses on topics vital to school professionals and is committed to advancing quality and sustainability in school health.
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THE MARYLAND EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM (EIP):
STAY UPDATED WITH US!
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The Maryland Early Intervention Program (EIP) is a collaborative comprised of specialized programs with expertise in the early identification, evaluation, and comprehensive psychiatric treatment of adolescents and young adults at risk for, or in the early stages of, a mental illness with psychosis.
We use an integrated approach to address the health and mental health needs of young adults, including providing support for co-occurring substance use disorders, and metabolic and other co-occurring medical conditions.
The EIP is committed to reducing disability by equipping individuals at risk and their families with tools to manage their illness, move successfully through the developmental stages of growth, and establish a life of their choosing.
In addition to our focus on early intervention for youth experiencing mental illness with psychosis, we provide outreach and education, including resources, training, and technical assistance. Sample training topics include identifying and treating early psychosis, practice adaptations during the COVID-19 pandemic, addressing systemic racism in mental health care, and more.
Follow us on Twitter (@MarylandEIP) or Facebook (facebook.com/MarylandEIP)!
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SPOTLIGHT ON INCOMING FACULTY |
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The Department would like to welcome Paulo J. Negro, MD, PhD!
Dr. Negro has experience in treating mood disorders, addictions, and comorbidities. Prior to joining the Department, Dr. Negro was the Chief Medical Officer of the Kolmac Outpatient Recovery Centers.
His interests include EMDR and the study of human consciousness. He recently published the book, A Blueprint for the Hard Problem of Consciousness.
Welcome to the PA Faculty Practice!
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SPOTLIGHT ON THE GOULD LAB |
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Xiaoxian An, PhD
I'm a postdoctoral fellow in Dr. Gould's Lab. I joined the lab at the end of this March. I earned my PhD from the University of Cincinnati this spring, and my dissertation focuses on applying biodegradable Magnesium (Mg) metal in peripheral nerve repair. Two years ago, I did my PhD qualifying exam on Ketamine in depression and realized I had a huge interest in this field, which triggered me to switch to psychiatry after my graduation. In the lab, I'm currently involved in a project investigating the potential cognitive deficits induced by chronic Ketamine and (2R, 6R)- Hydroxynorketamine (2R,6R- HNK) administrations. I'm also studying the roles glial cells play in the antidepressant effects of (2R, 6R)- HNK.
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Chrislean Botanas, PhD
I earned a B.S. in Nursing from Mountain View College and worked as a medical-surgical nurse at Adventist Medical Center Iligan in the Philippines. Later, I pursued a Ph.D. in Pharmacy at Sahmyoook University in South Korea. There, I was involved in research geared toward identifying potential genetic factors of ADHD, assessing the abuse potential of new psychoactive substances and investigating the antidepressant properties of ketamine derivative methoxetamine. Currently, I am a postdoctoral fellow at Dr. Todd Gould’s laboratory and my research is focused on examining and understanding the effects of ketamine and its metabolite (2R,6R)-hydroxynorketamine on the subtypes of anhedonia using a range of techniques, including behavioral assays, electrophysiology, and optogenetics.
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COVID COLLABORATIONS & RESOURCES |
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The BHIPP (Maryland Behavioral Health Integration in Pediatric Primary Care) team has been busy working with its partners, the Mental Health Association of Maryland (MHAMD), as part of its HRSA grant (BHIPP TAP) to develop fact sheets for families, children and adolescents, and providers related to telemental health.
Instructions to Download:
The family and adolescent sheets are available in English and Spanish.
Many thanks to the BHIPP team for these beautiful fact sheets!
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COVID-19 Response:
Mental Health in Schools
The National Center for School Mental Health (NCSMH) received the grant, "COVID-19 Response: Mental Health in Schools from the American Academy of Pediatrics" as a subaward of their funded grant from the CDC. The grant to DCAP/NCSMH is $200,000 per year. Dr. Jill Bohnenkamp (pictured left) is the Principal Investigator, with Drs. Sharon Hoover, Nancy Lever, and Cindy Schaeffer as additional investigators.
The project aims to expand the Training, Education, Assistance, Mentoring, and Support (TEAMS) model, a CDC-funded successful learning collaborative model, which supports school districts to overcome barriers by engaging in a systematic, planned process to improve health services. Participating school district teams will be guided through a process to engage stakeholders and foster partnerships to support improvements in comprehensive school mental health services. The NCSMH team will also conduct the evaluation of the project.
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On the Record:
How Schools and Parents Can Help Kids Cope
On August 24, Dr. Sharon Hoover, co-director of the NCSMH (pictured left in photo), and Ashley Woods, LCSW-C, Senior Clinician at the UMSOM School Mental Health Program (pictured right in photo) were interviewed for WYPR’s On the Record.
Sheilah Kast, the show’s host, asked about the unique mental health challenges facing students today in the contexts of COVID-19, racism, and virtual learning. Dr. Hoover and Ms. Woods shared expertise from research and professional experiences on how students both nationally and in Baltimore are handling the current stressors.
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Thanks to all for your contributions, and please email Lisa Cleary at lcleary@som.umaryland.edu with submissions. Our suggested categories include:
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- Clinical trials and studies
- Community service
- Education
- Events, lectures, panels, & workshops
- Faculty appointments
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- Grants and contracts, and collaborative opportunities
- Honors and awards
- IT news
- Media press
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