NUMC’S PSYCHIATRY RESIDENCY PROGRAM AWARDED PLATINUM LEVEL BY THE AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION
Victor F. Politi, MD, FACP, FACEP Michael B. Mirotznik, Esq.,
President/CEO Chairman Board of Directors
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 23, 2017
PRESS CONTACT:
Shelley Lotenberg
shelley@numc.edu
516-572-6055
East Meadow, NY…..Victor F. Politi, MD, FACP, FACEP, NuHealth/NUMC’s President/CEO and Dr. Nyapati Rao, Chair of Psychiatry at NUMC, announced today that the American Psychiatric Association has awarded the Nassau University Medical Center (NUMC) psychiatry residency program the PLATINUM Level of its 100% Club. The American Psychiatric Association is the main organizational home of United States psychiatrists for scholarly presentation, continuing education, and advocacy for patients and for expanded treatment resources.
“The NUMC psychiatry residency program encourages our residents to join and participate as an important enhancement to their education. Achieving the Platinum level of the APA’s 100% club represents 100% resident participation for six years in a row,” stated Drs. Politi and Rao. “For the past nine years NUMC faculty and residents have given courses and presented symposia every year at the APA’s annual meeting.”
In a recent letter, Claire Van Wagner, Membership Development Coordinator for the American Psychiatric Association indicated: “Congratulations! The Nassau University Medical Center has attained approximately 100% resident membership enrollment in the American Psychiatric Association. This level of involvement places the residency program in the Platinum Level.”
Nassau University Medical Center is home to Long Island’s largest inpatient psychiatric treatment center, capable of caring for more than 180 patients daily, including those with the severest mental disorders. The Psychiatric Emergency Department is the only separate, self-contained emergency unit in Nassau County for people in acute psychiatric crisis. More than 3,000 patients each year receive treatment in our outpatient and inpatient substance abuse programs. NuHealth’s mental health professionals are actively working to bring important information on mental illness and addiction out into the communities we serve, and providing counseling services in our Family Health Centers.
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