David L. Lopez, MD and Alejandra Wortman, MD
This year, the annual meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) will be held in Washington, DC, home of our general offices. Those of you who attended the meeting last year in Miami, are aware of the extensive program and numerous activities available for medical students, residents, and psychiatrists in the early stages of their professional life. The Committee on Medical Students, Residents, and Early Career Psychiatrists, co-chaired by Scott Moseman and David Lopez, has been coordinating efforts with our staff, who is working very hard to carry on the superior quality and easy accessibility that we had in Miami.
It is a fact that there is a serious shortage of child and adolescent psychiatrists in the United States. Other medical and non-medical disciplines work with behavioral and emotional aspects of children and adolescents, but Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists are very special because they have an enormous repertoire of diagnostic and treatment options that they can make available to those in need. These options are tailored to each specific patient, family, or community. What is worrisome is that potential child and adolescent psychiatry fellows do not enter the subspecialty because they are not aware of all its richness, or they have terrible misconceptions. As many of you know, AACAP has been very interested in researching the topics and areas of interest that motivate medical students and residents to choose our exciting field of Medicine. This has been reflected on several focus groups, committees, and task forces looking into how our AACAP can help future psychiatrists by making available as many resources as possible when considering Child and Adolescent Psychiatry as a career.
I will present a brief description of the activities directed to medical students, residents, and early career psychiatrists that AACAP will have during the meeting in Washington DC. AACAP welcomes written inquiry about outside financial support.
Opportunities for Residents, Medical Students, and Early Career Psychiatrists (ECP)
Resident Town Meeting
The Resident Town Meeting is a friendly and informal large forum that gives residents an opportunity to ask questions about the AACAP and learn about potential avenues for involvement in the Academy activities. Residents will also have a chance to voice their concerns and network with other residents, as well as with early career psychiatrists. Everyone is welcome!
NIDA/NIMH Grant writing Workshop and Mock IRG Panel
This Workshop will help you become familiar with grant writing and understand the review process within the National Institutes of Health system. Workshop participants watch a mock review panel with experienced investigators/ reviewers and representative from NIMH and NIDA. Participants are also familiarized with NIH grant opportunities.
Partially supported by an unrestricted educational grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
Committee on Medical Students, Residents and Early Career Psychiatrists
This committee is devoted to increasing trainee involvement in AACAP and to improve communication among medical students, residents and ECPs within AACAP. We work to enhance the opportunities available to this valuable group within the Academy, both at the national level and the local level. If you ever wondered how to become active in and be part of everything that AACAP has to offer, this is the meeting to attend! Please note that space is limited.
Research Seminar for Early Investigators
This seminar is an opportunity for young investigators to explore research opportunities with the National Institutes of Health. Representatives from academic research centers and members of the AACAP Work Group on Research will be present to discuss training programs and opportunities for mentorship. Information on AACAP Early Investigators Group will also be presented.
Early Career Psychiatry Breakfast: Easing the Transition from Trainee to Early Career Psychiatrist
This breakfast symposium is for residents and ECPs and will cover topics such as the nuts and bolts of starting a private practice including some pointers on billing, documentation, risk management and malpractice insurance. There will be further discussion of issues like moonlighting and tips on how to be a wise investor of your post-fellowship salary. This breakfast will also provide the opportunity to have a great meal, meet residents and ECPs from around the country, and spend some time talking with prominent AACAP members. The event is sponsored by the AACAP Private Practice Committee, the Committee on Medical Students, Residents, and Early Career Psychiatrists and the Member Benefits Committee. It is a popular event, so sign up soon. (Please note that space is limited.)
Resident Resource Room
All Medical Students, Residents and Early Career Psychiatrists are invited to stop by the Resident Resource Room throughout the AACAP Annual Meeting. Consider it your home base. Many leaders in the child and adolescent psychiatry field will be present on a fixed schedule to answer questions and discuss their career paths, in an informal and personal manner. A resource table will be set up to provide useful information about AACAP components, CAP training programs, special events during the annual meeting and much more. A list of activities will be posted in the resident resource room each day.
In addition to the above, we have the symposia, workshops, and conferences that have a long tradition among Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists for their high degree of scholarship organization. Many of these events require tickets and planning. Fortunately, thanks to our computer savvy staff, this task can be organized through our website. Take a minute and look though our preliminary program. If you have never attended one of our meetings, you will be amazed at what you have been missing!
Everyone in this subspecialty knows that the one place to find a concentrate of the most exciting aspects of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and latest in knowledge of our research and treatments is at our annual meeting. In addition, life-lasting friendships have been made in our meetings every year between colleagues from different parts of the country -and of the world. Our fabulous social events are also a big part of our meetings!
Following the AACAP way of doing things, if you have suggestions (big or small), contact our Committee on Medical Students, Residents, and Early Career Psychiatrists. We will take your suggestions very seriously.
This year, the annual meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) will be held in Washington, DC, home of our general offices. Those of you who attended the meeting last year in Miami, are aware of the extensive program and numerous activities available for medical students, residents, and psychiatrists in the early stages of their professional life. The Committee on Medical Students, Residents, and Early Career Psychiatrists, co-chaired by Scott Moseman and David Lopez, has been coordinating efforts with our staff, who is working very hard to carry on the superior quality and easy accessibility that we had in Miami.
It is a fact that there is a serious shortage of child and adolescent psychiatrists in the United States. Other medical and non-medical disciplines work with behavioral and emotional aspects of children and adolescents, but Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists are very special because they have an enormous repertoire of diagnostic and treatment options that they can make available to those in need. These options are tailored to each specific patient, family, or community. What is worrisome is that potential child and adolescent psychiatry fellows do not enter the subspecialty because they are not aware of all its richness, or they have terrible misconceptions. As many of you know, AACAP has been very interested in researching the topics and areas of interest that motivate medical students and residents to choose our exciting field of Medicine. This has been reflected on several focus groups, committees, and task forces looking into how our AACAP can help future psychiatrists by making available as many resources as possible when considering Child and Adolescent Psychiatry as a career.
I will present a brief description of the activities directed to medical students, residents, and early career psychiatrists that AACAP will have during the meeting in Washington DC. AACAP welcomes written inquiry about outside financial support.
Opportunities for Residents, Medical Students, and Early Career Psychiatrists (ECP)
Resident Town Meeting
The Resident Town Meeting is a friendly and informal large forum that gives residents an opportunity to ask questions about the AACAP and learn about potential avenues for involvement in the Academy activities. Residents will also have a chance to voice their concerns and network with other residents, as well as with early career psychiatrists. Everyone is welcome!
NIDA/NIMH Grant writing Workshop and Mock IRG Panel
This Workshop will help you become familiar with grant writing and understand the review process within the National Institutes of Health system. Workshop participants watch a mock review panel with experienced investigators/ reviewers and representative from NIMH and NIDA. Participants are also familiarized with NIH grant opportunities.
Partially supported by an unrestricted educational grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
Committee on Medical Students, Residents and Early Career Psychiatrists
This committee is devoted to increasing trainee involvement in AACAP and to improve communication among medical students, residents and ECPs within AACAP. We work to enhance the opportunities available to this valuable group within the Academy, both at the national level and the local level. If you ever wondered how to become active in and be part of everything that AACAP has to offer, this is the meeting to attend! Please note that space is limited.
Research Seminar for Early Investigators
This seminar is an opportunity for young investigators to explore research opportunities with the National Institutes of Health. Representatives from academic research centers and members of the AACAP Work Group on Research will be present to discuss training programs and opportunities for mentorship. Information on AACAP Early Investigators Group will also be presented.
Early Career Psychiatry Breakfast: Easing the Transition from Trainee to Early Career Psychiatrist
This breakfast symposium is for residents and ECPs and will cover topics such as the nuts and bolts of starting a private practice including some pointers on billing, documentation, risk management and malpractice insurance. There will be further discussion of issues like moonlighting and tips on how to be a wise investor of your post-fellowship salary. This breakfast will also provide the opportunity to have a great meal, meet residents and ECPs from around the country, and spend some time talking with prominent AACAP members. The event is sponsored by the AACAP Private Practice Committee, the Committee on Medical Students, Residents, and Early Career Psychiatrists and the Member Benefits Committee. It is a popular event, so sign up soon. (Please note that space is limited.)
Resident Resource Room
All Medical Students, Residents and Early Career Psychiatrists are invited to stop by the Resident Resource Room throughout the AACAP Annual Meeting. Consider it your home base. Many leaders in the child and adolescent psychiatry field will be present on a fixed schedule to answer questions and discuss their career paths, in an informal and personal manner. A resource table will be set up to provide useful information about AACAP components, CAP training programs, special events during the annual meeting and much more. A list of activities will be posted in the resident resource room each day.
In addition to the above, we have the symposia, workshops, and conferences that have a long tradition among Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists for their high degree of scholarship organization. Many of these events require tickets and planning. Fortunately, thanks to our computer savvy staff, this task can be organized through our website. Take a minute and look though our preliminary program. If you have never attended one of our meetings, you will be amazed at what you have been missing!
Everyone in this subspecialty knows that the one place to find a concentrate of the most exciting aspects of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and latest in knowledge of our research and treatments is at our annual meeting. In addition, life-lasting friendships have been made in our meetings every year between colleagues from different parts of the country -and of the world. Our fabulous social events are also a big part of our meetings!
Following the AACAP way of doing things, if you have suggestions (big or small), contact our Committee on Medical Students, Residents, and Early Career Psychiatrists. We will take your suggestions very seriously.
