Department of Psychiatry

The Department of Psychiatry was selected for the Victor Teichner Award from the American Academy of Psychoanalysis and Dynamic Psychiatry. This is the first year for this award and applications were solicited from program directors nationally. The award provides one program with a visiting scholar, with special expertise in psychodanymic psychiatry and/or psychoanalysis, for a 2-3 day visit to participate in a variety of educational endeavors. These could include presenting Grand Rounds, meeting individually with residents and faculty, conducting small group teaching sessions, rounding with inpatient or consult teams or doing whatever we think would be educationally enriching. We are very excited to receive this award!

Dr. Lon Hays, the Psychiatry Department Chairman, has received the 2008 Harvey St. Clair Award. This award is given annually to a psychiatrist in the state of Kentucky who has made valuable contributions to organized psychiatry during his career. Dr.Hays is being recognized for his many contributions to the Kentucky Psychiatric Medical Association as well as the American Psychiatric Association.

Tim Allen, MD, on receiving the Abraham Flexner Master Educator Award for Outstanding Teaching Contribution or Mentorship given at the recent UKCOM convocation.

Vincent Blanch, MD, PhD, Mentor to Assembly Committee Members-in-Training (ACOM) and to Committee of Residents and Fellows (CORF) of the APA. In the recent past, Vince served as Chair of ACOM and was also the Area 5 member-in-training respresentative. Vince also currently serves on the Committee of the Kentucky Physician's Health Foundation (KPHF), the group that evaluates and monitors impaired physicians in Kentucky. He is currently working on a joint collaboration between KPHF and the KPMA to produce professional video on the issue of impaired physicians.

Cletus Carvalho, MD received the Clinical Clerkship Faculty Teaching Award given at the recent UKCOM convocation.

Marc Cruser, MD received the AACAP Educational Outreach Program award for travel expenses to AACAP annual meeting in Boston, mentorship program, networking sessions, educational programs specifically for awardees.

Elizabeth Forester, MD received the Clinical Housestaff Teaching Award for the Psychiatry Clerkship given at the recent UKCOM convocation.

Congratulations to Jeffrey Tuttle , MD, on being selected as aFellow of the American Psychoanalytic Association for the 2007-08 year. This is an extremely competitive award established to provide outstanding early-career psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers and academics with exposure to psychoanalysis. As a fellow, Jeff will have his expenses paid to attend the winter and annual meetings of the American Psychoanalytic Association, will be assigned a mentor, receive a number of journals and books and will be invited to present and/or chair sessions at the meetings he attends. Our program has nominated a number of residents over the years for this award but we have never been successful in having anyone chosen for it, so we are especially proud that Jeff is receiving this. Please join me in congratulating Jeff on this wonderful award!