For Immediate Release

Contact: Rob Grant, Communications Director
202.966.7300, Ext. 119
rgrant@aacap.org

Anna Eisenberg, Communications Coordinator
202.966.7300, Ext. 154
aeisenberg@aacap.org

Washington, D.C., October 11, 2010 - The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) is pleased to announce Adrienne Bentman, M.D., Director, Adult Psychiatry Residency Program; Institute of Living/Hartford Hospital, as the recipient of AACAP's 2010 Robert Cancro Academic Leadership Award.

The Robert Cancro Academic Leadership Award recognizes a currently serving General Psychiatry Training Director, Medical School Dean, CEO of a Training Institution, Chair of a Department of Pediatrics, or Chair of a Department of Psychiatry for his or her contributions to the promotion of child and adolescent psychiatry.

Dr. Bentman presents, "The Little Engine That Could; Re-Establishing the Institute of Living's Residencies," at AACAP's 57th Annual Meeting, October 29, 2010 in New York, NY.

For more information on this award, please contact Anna Eisenberg, Communications Coordinator, at 202.966.7300, ext. 154 or aeisenberg@aacap.org.

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