Psychiatrists on the PRMS Blog

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 feature William B. Lawson MD, PhD, DLFAPA, as a guest blogger this month. Dr. Lawson is a founder and Director of the Institute for Reducing Racial Disparities, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at The Geor ...

As part of PRMS’ ongoing commitment to mental health, we are pleased to feature Tarak Vasavada, MD, President 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 creator of the HappyMindMD website for healthcare workers. Dr. Vasavada shares more about t ...

*This piece is republished from the Association of Women Psychiatrists Winter 2023 Newsletter’s Wellness Corner. As part of our ongoing commitment to behavioral health, PRMS is pleased to feature Dr. Anjali Gupta, Association of Women Psychiatrists (AWP) Newsletter Editor, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Georgetown University School of Medicine, and Faculty Fellow ...

Whether you live around the Bay Area or are visiting the Golden Gate City for the first time, there is so much to love about San Francisco. In anticipation of our upcoming annual reception hosted in San Francisco this May, PRMS has compiled a guide to help you eat, drink, shop, and navigate your way around the city.  EAT San Francisco is most certainly a culinary capital of the ...

As part of PRMS’ ongoing commitment to behavioral health, we invited Doctor Beatrice Huang, PGY-2 Psychiatry Resident at the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) Residency Training Program, to be featured as a guest blogger this month. Dr. Huang reflects on her experience attending the 2023 Spring Meeting co-hosted by the Louisiana Psychiatric Medical Association (LP ...

Our Risk Managers contribute articles to the Innovations in Clinical Neuroscience (ICNS) digital journal. Here is an excerpt by Ann McNary, JD, PRMS Senior Risk Manager, from the current article titled ‘“Covering” Your Bases: Managing Risk While Away from Your Practice or Filling in for a Colleague.’ Question: This summer, I’m taking my family on a long overdue vacation to Ita ...

From everyone at PRMS, we wish all doctors a happy Doctors’ Day and express our gratitude for all that you do. In honor of Doctors’ Day this March 30th, we are pleased to announce our support of National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) this month and share our appreciation for psychiatrists and all other physicians who work tirelessly to support the mental health and overall ...

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 ...

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 ...