Handbook of Career Development in Academic Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

by Laura Weiss Roberts MD MA (Editor), Donald M. Hilty MD (Editor)

Overview

Working in academic psychiatry is fulfilling, replete with extraordinary colleagues and inspiring opportunities for meaningful work and professional growth. Even so, getting started in an academic career can be a bit unsettling. After years of education, a new faculty member may feel unprepared for the everyday duties associated with a different academic role -- negotiating with the chair, writing letters of recommendation for students, participating on committees with colleagues, and balancing personal and professional life.

The Handbook of Career Development in Academic Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Second Edition, provides real-world advice with compassion. Readers will find just what they need when they need it: step-by-step guidance to approaching the tasks and challenges that face them, questions to discuss with mentors and colleagues, and professionally vetted online career development resources. Readers will also hear the voice of sympathetic, experienced academic clinicians who share how best to navigate challenging situations encountered in academic settings. Each chapter features: • Smart Strategies: A list of specific actions readers can take to reach their professional goals• Questions to Discuss with a Mentor or a Colleague: A list of questions that simplifies and normalizes the process of soliciting career advice and assistance• Additional Resources: A collection of the most recent and innovative websites, books, and articles that will assist readers on their career path, even after they've finished reading the book

Readers who seek out the advice in this book will find that they are better equipped to forge their academic careers -- and flourish.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781615371235
Publisher:	American Psychiatric Publishing, Incorporated
Publication date:	04/12/2017
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	437
File size:	3 MB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Laura Weiss Roberts, M.D., M.A., is Katharine Dexter McCormick and Stanley McCormick Memorial Professor and Chair in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California.

Donald M. Hilty, M.D., is Chief of Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine and Program Director of Psychiatry Residency Training at Kaweah Delta Medical Center, Visalia; Affiliate of University of California, Irvine; and Professor of Psychiatry, Keck School of Medicine at University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California.

Table of Contents

ContributorsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsPart I: Getting StartedChapter 1. Approaching Your Academic CareerChapter 2. Strategies for Academically Oriented Residents in PsychiatryChapter 3. Strategies for Faculty Who Self-Identify as Belonging to Underrepresented GroupsChapter 4. Strategies for Psychologists and Other Health ProfessionalsChapter 5. Strategies for Those With Nontraditional Paths to Academic PsychiatryPart II: Getting ThereChapter 6. Preparing Your Curriculum VitaeChapter 7. Interviewing for an Academic PositionChapter 8. Evaluating Your Contract or Letter of OfferPart III: Once You Are ThereChapter 9. Managing Your TimeChapter 10. Reading and Preparing a Basic BudgetChapter 11. Aligning Your Goals With Those of Colleagues, the Department, and the InstitutionChapter 12. Understanding and Preparing for the Process of Academic PromotionChapter 13. Negotiating with the Department ChairChapter 14. Developing Your Ethics SkillsPart IV: Becoming an EducatorChapter 15. Giving FeedbackChapter 16. Clinical SupervisionChapter 17. Teaching and Helping Others to LearnChapter 18. Teaching in Small Group SettingsChapter 19. Writing Test Questions and Constructing AssessmentsChapter 20. Writing and Reading Letters of RecommendationPart V: Developing Your Academic SkillsChapter 21. Publishing a Manuscript Chapter 22. Serving as a Manuscript ReviewerChapter 23. Approaching Your First Grant Application and the Grant Review ProcessChapter 24. Approaching Research, Evaluation, and Continuous Quality Improvement Projects Part VI: Continuing to Grow ProfessionallyChapter 25. Approaching Certification and Maintenance of CertificationChapter 26. Being a Good Mentor and ColleagueChapter 27. NetworkingChapter 28. Leadership in Psychiatry: Principles, Role Models, and Challenges in Child PsychiatryChapter 29. Taking Care of YourselfChapter 30. Fostering a Positive Early Career Academic EnvironmentIndex

What People are Saying About This

Katharine J. Nelson

My copy of the Handbook of Career Development in Academic Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Second Edition, is packed with bookmarks due to frequent referencing and reviewing of this essential information. Drs. Roberts and Hilty are the authoritative voices on career advancement in academic psychiatry. They have provided an invaluable service to our field in updating this roadmap for successful navigation of the pathways to advancement. This book has been added to my list of required reading for aspiring and current academic psychiatrists and behavioral scientists.

Stephen M. Goldfinger

This is the book I wish I'd had by my side as I blindly negotiated my own academic career. From pointers for the earliest parts of the foray into academia to thoughtful explorations of authorship, grant writing, teaching, and networking, these authors have covered the breadth of issues confronting the academic psychiatrist. This is not a theoretical treatise, but a practical guidebook providing concrete and useful guidance for those at any career phaseFilled with specific examples and peppered with thoughtful quotations and vignettes, there is something here for everyone.

Asher B. Simon

This handbook goes beyond a mere review, and provides practical solutions for issues many early or mid-career faculty will experience. It aims for and hits a perfect integration of appraising the known essentials of career development, while providing fresh a mindset to often-perplexed academics. Serving as an inspiration as much as a how-to, this book will be revisited at various stages throughout one's career.

Richard Balon

The second edition of this popular book will be appreciated by all academicians in our field, but especially by those who are still in the early stages of planning an academic career. The book is well organized and does not leave any stone unturned on the academic career pathway. I especially liked the listing of Smart Strategies on how to deal with a specific area or problem at the end of each chapter. This book is definitely a valuable resource for every academic psychiatrist!

Adam M. Brenner

The Handbook of Career Development in Academic Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences is an invaluable and indispensable resource for all young (and not so young) psychiatry educators. Well organized, rich in both concrete guidance and wisdom, this text will provide answers to the 'frequently asked questions' of junior academic psychiatrists, and will inspire many to imagine previously unconsidered possibilities. The handbook achieves the astounding feat of distilling the mentoring of some of our most distinguished academic psychiatrists and making this available for readers everywhere.

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Steven T. Herron, MD (Assurance Health and Wellness)
Description: With chapter topics ranging from preparing for a career in academic psychiatry to evaluating clinical research studies, this book outlines many of the tips current academicians wish they had been told when starting their journey in academia.
Purpose: The authors hope this book will condense vast expertise and experience in the area of academic psychiatry into a resource to "save you valuable time so that you may be effective, experience joy, and find success in your professional life."
Audience: While useful for anyone interested in understanding the advantages and disadvantages of a position in an academic institution, this book is focused mainly on those wishing to pursue or enhance their current experience in academic psychiatry.
Features: This book offers strategies in a wide range of topics beginning with preparation for an academic career and continuing through to becoming a more valued faculty member by enhancing your educational, academic, and professional skills. Each chapter ends with sections titled "Smart Strategies" and "Questions to Discuss with a Mentor or Colleague," providing unique insight and advice for particular areas of interest or further exploration.
Assessment: Given the unique nature of the topic, it is difficult to think of anther title so devoted to the advancement of an individual's career in academic psychiatry that it provides a succinct outline for the process. With the changing face of academia, challenges consistently arise creating a constant need for flexibility and creativity within the structure of an academic institution. This book should assist those interested in navigating the seemingly uncharted waters of establishing oneself in the field of academia, as well as those attempting to achieve further goals, such as obtaining promotions and tenure. While each institution is unique and has its own challenges, the broad strokes presented should enable improvement in skills, and possibly, one's standing within a department.

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