Three Yale Department of Psychiatry faculty have been honored with teaching awards from the American Psychiatric Association (APA).
Deborah Fried, MD, and Theddeus Iheanacho, MD, were awarded the Irma Bland Certificate of Excellence in Teaching Residents, and David Ross, MD, PhD, received the Nancy C.A. Roeske Certificate of Recognition for Excellence in Medical Student Education.
The Irma Bland Award recognizes APA members who have made outstanding and sustaining contributions to resident education in psychiatry. The Nancy C.A. Roeske Award honors people who have made outstanding and sustaining contributions to medical student education.
Fried, an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Yale Department of Psychiatry, has spent 26 years teaching medical students and residents. According to her letter of nomination, a resident noted that Fried was “a fantastic core skills leader. She melded theory with practicality, was encouraging, and made sure to give advice that was useful for working with real world patients. She emphasized connecting with the patient and establishing a good relationship as opposed to mindless data gathering. All through the process she was friendly, engaging, and made core skills enjoyable.”
Iheanacho has taught in the department for four years. He is an Assistant Professor, and is “extremely personable and approachable,” according to a resident whose comments were included in his letter of nomination. “He is very responsive to resident questions and concerns and always has great take away messages and advice for residents. He is down to earth and very easy to relate to on a multitude of issues.”
Ross is an Assistant Professor in the department, and Associate Program Director of the Yale Psychiatry Residency Program. He has taught medical students for seven years, including teaching the CBT Workshop as part of the Psychiatry Clerkship for third-year medical students. One resident stated, “Dr. Ross was really engaging and passionate about the lecture material. I really appreciated how he used our own personal example of starting the psychiatry rotation and how that related to the principles of CBT. It was very effective and left a lasting impression in terms of understanding CBT’s principles.”