A national neuroscience teaching collaborative co-chaired by David Ross, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Associate Director of the Yale Psychiatry Residency Program, will be recognized in February by The American College of Psychiatrists.
The National Neuroscience Curriculum Initiative (NNCI) will be honored with the Award for Creativity in Psychiatric Education at the College’s annual meeting February 25, 2017, in Scottsdale, Ariz.
NNCI is a collaboration between educators and neuroscientists to create shared resources for effectively teaching neuroscience to psychiatry trainees and to provide faculty training.
Its aim is to create, pilot, and disseminate a comprehensive set of shared resources that will help train psychiatrists to integrate a modern neuroscience perspective into every facet of their clinical work. This collection reflects the collaboration of diverse residency training programs from across the country, including Yale.
The curriculum is built on principles of adult learning and is adaptable for use in different learning environments. It has been implemented by more than 75 training programs across the United States and internationally.
Ross is one of three Co-Chairs of the collaborative, and in that role has helped to design, implement, and disseminate neuroscience education materials for psychiatry.
He has been Associate Program Director for Yale’s Psychiatry Residency Program since 2009. He created a four-year neuroscience curriculum as Director of Yale’s curriculum for Medical Knowledge.
The American College of Psychiatrists provides continuing education to its members, promotes advances in psychiatry, and supports the highest standards in the specialty. It was founded in 1963, and honors leaders in mental healthcare at its annual meeting.