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14Apr2014
We need more education about psychiatric IRB processes: An interview with David H. Strauss
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14 Apr
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by Avery Avrakotos, education and policy manager
In January, PRIM&R welcomed three new members to its Board of Directors, including David H. Strauss, MD. Dr. Strauss is director of research at the New York State Psychiatric Institute and is vice chair for research administration, ethics, and policy at the Columbia University Department of Psychiatry. Dr. Strauss has been actively involved with PRIM&R for 10 years, [...] Read more
1Apr2014
by Kimberly Hensle Lowrance, EdM, PHR, managing director
Today marks the first day on the job for Elisa A. Hurley, PhD, PRIM&R’s new executive director. Elisa, selected by the Board of Directors after a comprehensive search, has served as PRIM&R’s education director since 2010. Elisa succeeds Joan Rachlin, who retired yesterday after 39 years at the helm.
31Mar2014
What a fulfilling career I’ve had! Forty-one years ago I entered law school, planning to become a civil rights or juvenile justice lawyer. I had first considered becoming a researcher or physician, having had a longstanding fascination with medicine and science, mostly because Marie Curie had long been [...] Read more
21Jan2014
by William L. “Bill” Freeman, MD, MPH, CIP,* and Judy Norsigian**
Adrienne Asch, PhD, a prominent bioethicist, died on November 19, 2013, at the age of 67. Her obituary was carried by both The New York Times and The Hastings Center. We both knew and admired Adrienne, and thus wanted to share some of our reminiscences with Ampersand’s [...] Read more