April 2024 MPS News In this Issue Farewell from the Editor Lifetime of Service Announced Presidential & Other Awardees April 18 MPS Annual Meeting March Council Highlights April 4 CME – College Students Climate Corner Member Accomplishments Call for Volunteers Maryland News Prior Auth & Bill Updates APA News & Information APA BoT Meeting Highlights Medicare Updates     ..read more

Adult, Child & Addiction Psychiatry at Permanente  Medicine Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group: The Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group (MAPMG) proudly provides the highest quality integrated care for over 800,000 members in Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia.  In collaboration with the Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Mid-Atlantic States we provide high-quality, patient-centered health care. In return we provide: Balanced (hybrid) work schedule Competitive compensation Robust benefits, including pension Shareholder pathway with MAPMG Our Physicians ..read more

  Ellicott City: Daily/Part-time/Full-time: Following CDC guidelines, Telehealth and in person. Includes Wi-Fi, copier, fax, staff kitchen, handicapped access. Convenient to route #’s: 40, 29, 32, 70 & 695. Contact Dr. Mike Boyle 410-206-6070 or 410-465-2500.   Ellicott City/Waverly Woods/Columbia:near Rt. 70, Rt. 32 and Rt. 29.Office and Group Room are in a beautiful suite ready for immediate occupancy. Daily and hourly rentals are available. Includes large fully furnished office with 2 windows, large beautifully decorated waiting room, receptionist/file room, 2 bathrooms ..read more

Ikwunga Wonodi, M.D., DFAPA had an admirable, extensive career in psychiatry that led to his promotion to Professor at the Department of Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine as well as to many awards throughout his years in the field— the H. McKee Jarboe Award for Mental Health Research, Department of Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine, the American Psychiatric Association (APA)/CMHS Minority Fellowship Award, Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association (DFAPA), the 2017 African Community Service Award, the Jeanne Spurlock Minority Fellowshi ..read more

  The MPS submitted comments to the Maryland Department of Health (MDH) after receiving a notice calling for public comments regarding Medicaid regulations on Mobile Crisis Teams and Behavioral Health Crisis Stabilization Centers. Please click here to view the letter/comments summited to the MDH ..read more

The MPS submitted comments to the Maryland Department of Health (MDH) after receiving a notice calling for public comments regarding the Collaborative Care Model. The new regulations are a result of a past bill in the Maryland General Assembly, which the MPS supported. Please click here to view the letter/comments summited to the MDH ..read more

To facilitate appointments for the expanding number of people seeking behavioral health treatment during the pandemic, the MPS has compiled the following list of psychiatrists with immediate availability. There are many other psychiatrists taking new patients within 3-4 weeks. Please click here for our Find A Psychiatrist search tool.   MPS Members Actively Taking New Patients   Frank Copeli, MD Adult patients 18+, serving general adult population, expertise in substance use, geriatrics, depression, anxiety, psychosis, and ADHD. Location: Telehealth Contact: 410-970-3061, P ..read more

This year the MPS Academic Psychiatry Committee’s poster competition for Resident-Fellow Members had several outstanding entries, which will be on display at the April 18 annual meeting. The committee used a scoring system to identify the top poster. The following winner will receive a cash prize funded by the Maryland Foundation for Psychiatry.   First Place: Barry Bryant, M.D. (JH) Gamified Digital Mental Health Interventions as Therapeutics for Common Pediatric Mental Health Conditions: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Finalist: James Aluri, M.D. (JH) ADHD Asse ..read more

The MPS Academic Psychiatry Committee “best paper” award recognizes outstanding manuscripts authored by young psychiatrists that are published or in press in the immediately preceding year. The selection subcommittee reviewed several submissions of excellent papers. Congratulations to this year’s winners who will receive cash prizes funded by the Maryland Foundation for Psychiatry and be recognized at the April 18 annual meeting:   Resident/Fellow Members (RFMs) Deepak Salem, D.O. (UMMS) Role of microtubule actin crosslinking factor 1 (MACF1) in bipolar disor ..read more

March 2024 MPS News   In this Issue: MPS Election Underway Lifetime of Service Nominations February Council Highlights Prescriber Enrollment Required Call for Volunteers! April 4 CME – College Students April 18 MPS Annual Meeting Legislative Committee  Update Maryland News Addiction-related Updates Member Accomplishments Climate Corner APA News & Information Medicare Updates     ..read more