Residency, General Psychiatry, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (2020)
MD, Medicine, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (2016)
BS, Biology, Canisius College, Summa Cum Laude (2012)
Awards and Honors:
Siegel Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching (2023)
Teacher of the Year Award (2022)
Department of Psychiatry Award for Outstanding Contributions to Medical Education (2021)
Seigel Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching (2021)
Dr. Bohdana Salaban-Haines Award (2020)
Dr. Kenneth Altschuler Award (2020)
PRITE Award (2019)
Resident Service Award (2019)
Gold Humanism Honor Society Faculty Inductee (2019)
S. Mouchly Small, M.D. Award (2016)
Dean's Letter of Commendation (2014)
Professional Memberships:
Association of Directors of Medical Student Education in Psychiatry (ADMSEP) (2022–present)
American Psychiatric Association (2016–present)
Western New York Psychiatric Society (2016–present)
Presentations:
"Educating Future Educators: A Psychiatry Residency Elective in Medical Student Education" Poster presented at 19th Annual Comprehensive Review of Psychiatry, Buffalo, NY, September 2024. (2024)
"Psychiatry Goes Well Beyond!" UBMD Psychiatry Faculty Development Seminar (2024)
"Implementation of a Peer-Led Psychopharmacology Lecture Series: Survey Results Pre and Post Intervention" 173rd Annual American Psychiatric Association Meeting; American Psychiatric Association (2020)
"In Spite of PRITE: Designing a New Curriculum for PRITE Review" 173rd Annual American Psychiatric Association Meeting; American Psychiatric Association (2020)
Service Activities:
Serve as the Director of Medical Student Education in Psychiatry which includes running the psychiatry clerkship (MS3) and the Neuroscience and Behavior Course (MS2).; Director of Medical Student Education in Psychiatry (2022–present)
Attend Executive Committee meetings lead by the department chair to discuss departmental concerns.; Executive Committee Member (2022–present)
Attend Residency Education Policy Committee meetings led by the residency program director to discuss resident education matters.; Member of the Residency Education Policy Committee (2022–present)
Attend Residency Program Evaluation Committee meetings led by the residency program director to discuss residency program matters.; Residency Program Evaluation Committee member (2022–present)
Working with curriculum revision team to develop new psychiatry clerkship, to debut in 2027; PTY700 Psychiatry Clerkship Director, curriculum revision (2022–2026)
Working with curriculum revision team on developing new psychiatry course, starting in 2025.; IMC610 - Neuroscience and Behavior Course Director, curriculum revision (2022–2025)
Co-lead and participate in the Patrick Lee Scholarship Selection Committee, which awards 3 MS3s per year who are interested in psychiatry and are from WNY and interested in practicing in the area.; Co-Leader (2022–present)
Participate in monthly Phase 1 meetings for course directors to discuss and plan for pre-clinical courses.; Phase 1 Committee Member (2021–present)
Participate in monthly Phase 2 meetings with clerkship directors to discuss clerkship matters.; Phase 2 Committee Member (2021–present)
Interview residency candidates weekly during interview season and attend Residency Program Selection Subcommittee meetings to discuss candidates.; Residency Program Selection Subcommittee member (2020–present)
Supervise medical students and residents for UB Heals, an outreach program which provides free street medicine to homeless individuals in Buffalo, NY.; UB Heals Preceptor (2020–present)
Evaluator for PGY3/4 clinical vignette exams (semi-annually); Evaluator (2020–present)