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As part of PRMS’ ongoing commitment to behavioral health, we are pleased to feature Dr. Amanda Actor, third-year psychiatry resident in the McGovern Medical School Resident Training Program at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) and an Honors Scholar with the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry (AAGP), as a featured guest blogger this m ...

As part of PRMS’ ongoing commitment to behavioral health, we invited Doctor Sarah Brannan Pierce, PGY-I Psychiatry Resident at the Mississippi State Hospital Psychiatry Residency Program, to be featured as a guest blogger this month. Dr. Pierce reflects on her experience attending the 2023 Spring Meeting co-hosted by the Louisiana Psychiatric Medical Association (LPMA) and the ...

Dr. Tarak Vasavada (fourth from right) at a volunteer event to appreciate nurses. As part of PRMS’ ongoing commitment to mental health, we are pleased to feature Tarak Vasavada, MD, President-Elect of the Indo-American Psychiatric Association, Medical Director of Huntsville Hospital Behavior Health Services, clinical professor of psychiatry at the UAB School of Medicine and cr ...

As part of PRMS’ ongoing efforts to support the behavioral healthcare community and promote the organizations that work towards this mission, we are pleased to highlight our Platinum Partner, the New York County Psychiatric Society (NYCPS). We invited Meagan O’Toole, JD, CAE, Executive Director of NYCPS, to share more about NYCPS’ return to hosting in-person social events for i ...

Ready for success in your psychiatric career? PRMS® Psych-cess is a FREE virtual webinar for residents, fellows, and early career psychiatrists, led by experts in the field to set you up for success. Interested in learning more about the ins and outs of contract negotiations? Hear from health law attorney, Mary Jean Geroulo, Esquire, as she leads a discussion about contract ne ...

In keeping with PRMS’ mission to support the greater behavioral health community, we invited Bairavi Maheswaran, a medical student at NYTICOM and volunteer with the South Asian Mental Health Initiative and Network (SAMHIN), to share her perspective on how medical students cope with the challenges that medical school presents. PRMS is proud to support our partner, SAMHIN, and it ...

As part of PRMS’ ongoing efforts to support the behavioral healthcare community and promote the organizations that work towards this mission, we are pleased to highlight the Southern California Psychiatric Society and its work developing a nine-part, short documentary series featuring psychiatrist members working in the field of minority mental health. With the support of PRMS ...

Yes, it’s already that time of year again! If you’re like most busy psychiatrists, you may not yet have had a chance to implement last year’s risk management resolutions, or maybe even those of the year before that. Don’t worry – we’re not here to make you feel bad. In fact, this year we’re recommending a slightly different approach. Rather than looking at ways to improve your ...

*This piece is a re-print from the Central California Psychiatric Society’ 2022 Quarterly Update from December 2022. As part of our ongoing commitment to behavioral health, PRMS is pleased to feature geriatric psychiatry specialist, Dr. Rossano Bangasan, MD, DFAPA, Central California Psychiatric Society (CCPS) member, and Chair of the Geriatric Committee at CCPS, as one of the ...

As part of PRMS’ ongoing commitment to support mental healthcare and in the spirit of the season of giving, we are pleased to announce our annual holiday support of three organizations working to improve mental health and wellbeing in communities both near and nationally this month – National Alliance for Mental Illness (NAMI), Arlington Food Assistance Center, and Purple Hear ...