Brian Fuehrlein, MD, PhD, associate professor of psychiatry, has been selected to receive the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry’s (AAAP) Award for Medical Student Education.
The award recognizes an addiction psychiatrist in clinical practice who demonstrates a sustained record of outstanding contributions to medical student education in addiction psychiatry.
Fuehrlein will be honored at AAAP’s 34th Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium in San Diego in December.
He is director of the psychiatric emergency room at the VA Connecticut Healthcare System in West Haven. He has a strong interest in medical student and resident education, particularly surrounding addiction psychiatry, and serves on local and national committees in this role.