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SSPC Mentorship Day

SSPC Mentorship Day

Please join us for a half day mini-conference focused on mentorship. This event includes this year's Work-in-Progress and Trainee Consultation sessions that are part of our annual meeting. We will also have a plenary roundtable focused on careers in cultural...

Dr. Ronald Wintrob’s Passing

Dr. Ronald Wintrob’s Passing

Dear Friends and Colleagues: It is with great sadness to inform you that Dr. Ronald Wintrob had passed away. Dr. Wintrob had been a seminal pioneer in cultural psychiatry and the founder of SSPC, serving as president for many years. We were all delighted that he...

Dr. Ronald Wintrob’s Passing

SSPC Champions Social Justice

In recognition of the urgent and critical need to address racism and its impact on health, the SSPC is endorsing and supporting the following statements: The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) statement on police brutality and racism in America and their...

Things to Do in Providence

It takes about 45 minutes to drive across Rhode Island, or just enough time to watch the opening scenes of Interstellar on your laptop. Forstall, because historic Providence is worth a visit. East Side of Providence Brown University is located on the East Side of...

President’s Letter

Dear SSPC Colleague, I hope you are planning to attend our 2015 conference. The theme this year, global mental health (GMH), is on the minds  of many cultural psychiatrists right now. Look over this year’s program which can be found on the SSPC Annual Meeting page....

Executive Director’s Note

We're busy here, actively preparing for the 2015 annual meeting which is less than five months away.  Based on those all important evaluations that we're always asked to complete, we've modified the program structure a bit.  Instead of keynote speakers, and in keeping...