Brian Fuehrlein, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, has been selected to be a member of the American College of Psychiatrists, an honorary association that supports the highest standards in psychiatry.
Membership is limited to psychiatrists who have demonstrated outstanding competence in the field of psychiatry and who have achieved national recognition in clinical practice, research, academic leadership, or teaching. Psychiatrists are nominated for membership.
The college promotes the latest advances in psychiatry and provides continuing education to its members. It holds an annual meeting which in the past has included themes like gender and mental health, creativity in practice, culture and neuroscience in psychiatry, and new and evolving treatments in psychiatry.
Fuehrlein is Director of the Psychiatric Emergency Room at the VA Connecticut Healthcare System in West Haven. He joined the Yale faculty in 2014 and serves on the Yale School of Medicine Admissions Committee and Residency Recruitment Committee. He is VA site representative for medical student education.