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Winter 2019 Issue |
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Carilion Clinic Update
Soaring High in the Sky
By Dr. Badr Ratnakaran, PGY-3
Resident in Psychiatry
Carilion Clinic - Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
The Department of Psychiatry, Carilion Clinic - Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, continues to advance itself in its academic pursuits under the auspices of its psychiatry residency program led by our Chair, Dr. Robert Trestman, and our Program Director, Dr. Michael P. Greenage. In October, we were delighted to have reaped the fruits of our efforts in various academic venues.
At this year’s Annual Fall Meeting of the Psychiatric Society of Virginia held in Virginia Beach in October 2019, Carilion Clinic - Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine had considerable representation at presenting posters at the meeting. We had a total of 11 posters presented by residents and medical students. Dr. Ilan Kerman, PGY-4 Resident, won first prize for his poster, “Development of an Undergraduate Course in Clinical Neuroscience in Psychiatry,” and I, Dr. Badr Ratnakaran, PGY-3 Resident, won the third prize for the poster, “A Case Series on the Use of Clevidipine for Intraprocedural Hypertension During Electroconvulsive Therapy.”
Eight of our Psychiatry Residents and one Faculty Member presented at the recent American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Meeting in Chicago, Illinois, in October 2019:
- Dr. Nnenna Okereke, Faculty, presented Clinical Perspectives Session on,” Promoting Digital Citizenship in Transitional-Age Youth (TAY) and College Students: The Role of the Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist.”
- Dr. Petronella Mbu, Faculty, and Aaditya Chandrasekar, MS-3 Medical Student, presented the poster, “Effects of Having a Dedicated Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist in the Pediatric Emergency Department and Creation of a Bridge Clinic on Patient Outcomes.”
- Dr. Erin Hayes, PGY-5, Fellow in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, presented a poster on “Humor and Religiosity as Moderators of Depression in Adolescent Outpatients.”
- Dr. Tahnee Wong-Okafor, PGY-5, Fellow in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mehdi Elmouchtari, MS-4 medical student, presented a poster on, “Parent and Child Reports on Externalizing Behavior During Psychiatric Hospitalization Predicts Readmission Within 90 Days.”
- Dr. Eric Trinh, PGY-4, Fellow in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, presented the poster, “Components of Resilience as Predictors of Depression Severity in Outpatients.”
- Dr. Shaily Amin, PGY-3 Resident, presented the poster, “Vitamin D Insufficiency/Deficiency in Adolescents with ADHD in the Appalachian Region.”
- Dr. Gulafsheen Quadri, PGY-2 Resident, presented posters on “NRP Empathy, Experience and Cultural Beliefs Determine the Attitudes Toward Depression Among Pakistani Medical Students” and “Pediatric Anxiety Disorders (PAD) and Pharmacologic Intervention: Which Medication to Pick?”
- Kian Tehranchi and Meeta Prakash, MS-3 Medical Students, presented a poster on “Meeting National Recommended Standards of Exercise for Children in an Inpatient Psychiatric Unit.”
- Dr. Ayotunde Ayobello, PGY-3 Resident, showed three of his paintings at the Helen Beiser Art Show.
At the American Psychiatric Association-Institute of Psychiatric Services Meeting held in New York in October 2019, Harsh Patolia, MS-4 Medical Student, presented the poster, “A Narrative Review of Portrayal of Mood Disorders in Indian Cinema.”
I, Dr. Badr Ratnakaran, was selected for the PRITE Fellowship by the American College of Psychiatrists.
We also welcome Dr. Ryan White, who has joined our department as a Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellow. Before joining our department, Dr. White had been trained in psychiatry at Arnot Ogden Medical Center at Elmira, New York.
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