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Psychiatry Interest Group

The Psychiatry Interest Group was founded one year ago in answer to the increasing interest and awareness in Psychiatry. The field has expanded greatly in recent years, and there is much promise by way of research and new treatment options in the years to come. There is cutting edge research going on right here in Iowa. Dr. Nancy Andreasen, who is a National Medal of Science Recipient, heads the Mental Health Clinical Research Center where great discoveries have been made in schizophrenia and related disorders using imaging techniques.

The Psychiatry Interest Group has several goals:

1. To introduce and promote the discipline of Psychiatry among medical students.
2. To provide education and information that will help medical students learn about mentally ill patients regarding their illnesses as well as other challenges they face.
3. To encourage medical students to form a network with other students interested in Psychiatry, as well as with residents and faculty.
4. To encourage service to the underprivileged who suffer from mental illness.

We will be available during orientation week to answer questions you may have. We will hold an informational meeting early at the start of classes to get your input for the activities we will program throughout the year. The group can be anything you want it to be, so we will tailor our activities according to the interests of those participating. The Psychiatry Interest Group is sponsored by the department of Psychiatry at the University of Iowa; the group’s advisor is Dr. Janeta Tansey.

Contacts: Larry Hook and Hanna Engel-Brower

Advisor: Dr. Linda Madson

Links

University of Iowa Psychiatry Department

http://www.uihealthcare.com/depts/med/psychiatry/index.html

Psyciatry Medical Students

http://www.uihealthcare.com/depts/med/psychiatry/students/index.html

Mental Health Clinical Research Center

http://iowa-mhcrc.psychiatry.uiowa.edu/

American Psychiatric Association

http://www.psych.org/

• Student membership (free) http://www.psych.org/join_apa/ma/medstudentapp07192004.pdf

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill

http://www.nami.org/

Events

• Student Activities Fair. Orientation week.
• Informational meeting: first meeting of the year. This will take place during the first two weeks of the semester.
  Please check calendar for dates.
  • http://icon.uiowa.edu/

Journal Club

Approximately every two months, a journal article on psychiatric research will be suggested for reading. An informal discussion group can be organized to cover the article. The selected article will ideally cover current issues in psychiatry of a general nature.

http://www.psychiatryonline.org/

Research Opportunities

Research through the department of Psychiatry

http://www.uihealthcare.com/depts/med/psychiatry/healthprofessionals/research.html

Other opportunities may be available. For more information contact Dr. Peggy-Nopoulos or individual faculty members.