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Recent Newsletter News
Call for Nominations for SSPC Awards
Each year the Society presents two important awards for significant achievements by individuals who conduct advanced...
Previous Lifetime Achievement winners
2002 Ron Wintrob 2003 Joe Westermeyer 2004 Bob Kraus 2005 Ray Prince 2006 Ed Foulks 2007 Joe Yamamoto 2008...
Past Newsletter News
Education Committee Report
by Larry Merkel and Jim Griffith, co-chairs We are working on several ideas for trainees this year: a. Our case supervision session for trainees at the 2012 meeting in New York received very positive reviews. (See the resident’s review in this newsletter.) We...
Program Committee
by Roberto Lewis-Fernandez The Program Committee is busy preparing for the annual meeting, planning conjointly with Hong Fook for the first day of the meeting and working on logistics. The themes of the four symposia sponsored by SSPC on the first day are: an update...
Membership Committee Report
by Alpna Munshi Our committee is excited to be leading the recruitment and retention of a diverse, interdisciplinary membership within SSPC. We have identified a set of priorities for the committee’s work over the next year: a. connecting with professions and...
Psychiatry Resident Perspective on the 2012 SSPC Meeting in New York City
by Shaneel Shah, Karen Mu, and Shivana Naidoo As psychiatry residents, we try to understand how our patients define health and suffering through their cultural lens. We assess their understanding of mental illness, its cause and course if left...
Thoughts from the Editor
by Shannon Suo SSPC heads into a new era with a new president, new editor, and new members. I hope that the changes we are making are acceptable to those members who have been the lifeblood of the organization for many years and welcome feedback from everyone. If you...
SSPC Annual Meeting
Globalization and the Dilemmas of Multiculturalism Dates: May 9-12, 2012 Venue: Angel Orensanz Foundation for Contemporary Art 172 Norfolk Street New York, New York 10002
From the Editor’s Desk
by Shannon Suo Happy 2012! By now you’ve received the emails about the SSPC Annual Conference to be held in New York in May. The theme for this year is Globalization and the Dilemmas of Multiculturalism and we have scheduled the meeting immediately following the APA...
Call for Nominations, SSPC Officers
After several years of planning and discussion, the SSPC Board of Directors has approved a process for nomination and election of officers. This will be an important change for the Society in its continued growth, and we are excited about it. We thank the...
Register Today for the Annual Meeting
Reminder About Registration March 1 is fast approaching. That is the absolute deadline for early bird registration for the Annual Meeting, and for eligibility to vote in the election of officers. Why not register now? And just in case you’ve forgotten...
