Vanderbilt Psychiatry

Vanderbilt Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences: Exploring new paths towards mental health
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[Heather Burrell Ward, MD @hbwardMD]

Truly honored to announce I am now a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor and Physician-Scientist @VUMCPsych Thank you to Dept Chair and mentor @StephanHeckers and @Warren_D_Taylor @roscoebradyjr for their advocacy and support! Look out for 🤩🧲🧠 research from the WARD LAB!

[Vanderbilt University Medical Center @VUMCDiscoveries]

.@VUMCPsych is launching an investigation into whether repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (#rTMS) can reduce nicotine cravings in adults with schizophrenia – a group that experience exceptionally high rates of smoking and smoking-related illness.
https://t.co/xp0UBNDIsX

[Vanderbilt Psychiatry @VUMCPsych]

To close out Pride Month & AY24, this Friday 6/28 at 12pm CT we welcome Dr. Aron Janssen, expert in transgender mental health, to review the current state of knowledge in assessment & care of gender diverse youth, and controversies in care. Watch live:
https://t.co/h1kl9zVKvV

[Vanderbilt School of Medicine @VUmedicine]

Please join us in congratulating @VanderbiltMSTP G3 Drew Kittleson who received the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award as part of the @VUGradSchool Student Council Anchor Awards! Learn more about Drew's commitment to improving LGBTQIA+ health equity: https://t.co/BTgdRDoLCo

[Vanderbilt Psychiatry @VUMCPsych]

starting with the people to speak with first - before studying a given disease and population.

[Vanderbilt Psychiatry @VUMCPsych]

Continuing along! Dr. Jennifer Erves @c_erves, Director of Community Engaged Research in the Office of Health Equity @VUMCHlthEquity and Associate Professor of Health Policy @VUHealthPol will share her experiences and advice on how to conduct community-engaged research

[Vanderbilt Psychiatry @VUMCPsych]

Next up: Dr. Vivian Gama, @VGamaLab, @VanderbiltU Associate Dean For Equity and Inclusive Mentoring, will discuss
1) Mentoring programs and approaches that increase sense of belonging and
2) Pitfalls of previous efforts that end up alienating mentees

[Vanderbilt Psychiatry @VUMCPsych]

1) how she critically examines research questions with regard to DEI and 2) how to look beyond statistics when thinking about diversity of the medical and research workforce, including residents and trainees

[Vanderbilt Psychiatry @VUMCPsych]

First up: Dr. Nelly-Ange Kontchou, @VUMCSurgery PGY-4, President of the @VUMChealth Minority Housestaff for Academic and Medical Achievement, and the Levi Watkins, Jr. MD Award Housestaff winner in 2020, will share

[Vanderbilt Psychiatry @VUMCPsych]

1) RECRUITING diverse trainees and faculty, 2) enhancing inclusion of RESEARCH PARTICIPANTS, and 3) improving equity in DISSEMINATION and benefits of psychiatric research.
Follow @VUMCPsych this week as we highlight our panelists!
https://t.co/51LPKywzlC

[Vanderbilt Psychiatry @VUMCPsych]

⭐️Academic Psychiatry Day⭐️ is this Friday, June 21. This year's theme is Expanding Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Psychiatric Research, featuring a panel of invited speakers who will share their experiences and recommendations on:

[Drew Kittleson (he/him) @KittlesonMSTP]

Ecstatic to share my first (ever!) publication--an exploration of the neurobiology of the insula and implications for psychotic symptomatology, out now in NBBR! Big thanks to Julia Sheffield, @NeilWoodward20, and @StephanHeckers!!
Check it out: https://t.co/5A6MU4glCo

[Vanderbilt Psychiatry @VUMCPsych]

Today's 6th Annual Harold Jordan Lecture by @DeidreAnglin was truly extraordinary with focused recommendations for infusing DEI into *all* aspects of our work
"Infusing DEI in our Research Programs: An Example Studying the Social Patterning of Psychosis" https://t.co/UwS3Ia6j3g

[Heather Burrell Ward, MD @hbwardMD]

I’m honored to work with Dr. Jeff Stovall - a fantastic colleague @VUMCPsych who cares deeply about our patients and is an excellent educator of future physicians

[Vanderbilt Psychiatry @VUMCPsych]

Friday 5/31 at 12CT
Dr. Elizabeth Hembree, expert on anxiety disorders & the psychological impact of trauma, speaks on "Prolonged Exposure Therapy: A Look at 30+ Years of the Study and Dissemination of a Gold-Standard Psychotherapy for PTSD"
Join online:
https://t.co/DZWrCNbxIg

[Vanderbilt Psychiatry @VUMCPsych]

Friday 5/17 at 12pm: VUMC Psychiatry & Neurology welcome David Silbersweig, MD, Stanley Cobb Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

"Toward an Integrated Circuit-Based Model of Neuropsychiatric Disorders Across the Neurology-Psychiatry Spectrum"
https://t.co/eJLAlLpyvS

[Sarah "Holly" Hollingsworth Lisanby, MD @SarahLisanbyMD]

Honored to present a plenary at #SOBP2024 in Austin today.

[Sarah "Holly" Hollingsworth Lisanby, MD @SarahLisanbyMD]

What should every psychiatry resident know about #neuromodulation therapies? We’re glad you asked. Congrats to my coauthors on our new publication - @sahitmenon, Tyler Torrico, Bruce Luber, Brian Gindoff, Lisa Cullins, William Regenold. https://t.co/Ni6cgalZk2

[Vanderbilt Psychiatry @VUMCPsych]

Did you miss today's talk? You can view the recording on our YouTube Channel at https://t.co/nbKus7rH0S

[Vanderbilt Psychiatry @VUMCPsych]

Today 4/26 at 12pm CT renowned burnout expert and @uthsc Chief Wellness Officer @drjessigold asks the question "How Are You, Really?" as she tackles the mental health impact of working in healthcare.
Join us online https://t.co/mzDF3CnnBf