NUMC’S NYAPATI R. RAO, MD, MS, CHAIR OF PSYCHIATRY, ATTAINS DISTINGUISHED LIFE FELLOW STATUS FROM THE AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION
Victor F. Politi, MD, FACP, FACEP
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February 4, 2015
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NUMC’S NYAPATI R. RAO, MD, MS, CHAIR OF PSYCHIATRY, ATTAINS DISTINGUISHED LIFE FELLOW STATUS FROM THE AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION
Dr. Rao received his notification letter from Dr. Maria Oquendo, Secretary of the APA in which she congratulated him: “It is an honor and privilege for me to convey congratulations on attaining “Distinguished Life Fellow” status. As a Distinguished Life Fellow of the APA, you have achieved the highest honor that your profession can bestow. You have my personal gratitude for your years of service to your patients and to your profession.
The convocation ceremony will be held during the APA’s Annual Meeting in
In expressing his congratulations on behalf of the NUMC staff, Dr. Politi stated: “We join in congratulating you on this remarkable achievement and what it means to you, your staff and your patients. It is gratifying for me as NUMC’s CEO to have such a significant and well deserved accomplishment to recognize.”
Dr. Rao is a leading scholar on the demographic, labor relations, educational, socio-cultural, and developmental issues facing international medical graduate (IMG) physicians. For more than two decades he has also been a tireless advocate for IMG physicians in numerous medical professional forums. For the past eight years, he has been the Chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Chief Academic Officer at NuHealth’s
His more than a hundred presentations, thirty papers and book chapters on IMG education provide an essential guide for residency directors at programs with IMG trainees. He is currently working on a training guide for IMGs in psychiatry. His themes include better training outcomes for IMG residents, deeper understanding of the impact of diverse cultures on psychiatric learning, and stigma and discrimination affecting the careers of IMG physicians. His commitment to national policy issues in psychiatric education is also demonstrated by his accomplishments on six American Psychiatric Association (APA) committees related to scholarship and learning, three as Chair or Vice-Chair.
Dr. Rao was Chair of the AMA’s Governing Council on IMG Affairs. He has organized IMG workshops and courses at every APA annual meeting for the past six years, most recently the all-day IMG Summit at the 2014 Annual Meeting in
“I am humbled and honored to be recognized by the APA with the “Distinguished Life Fellow” status, and I am privileged to be able to share this honor with all my colleagues here at NUMC. I am especially grateful to Dr. Politi and NuHealth’s Board of Directors for their support and encouragement,” stated Dr. Rao.