Officer Nominations and Other Announcements

[BCM PsychMinded]

Hey Psychminded members! Here are a few additional things to have on your radar this week.

Now recruiting for 2019-2020 officer/leadership team!

Psychminded is now recruiting for our officer positions next year. If you’re interested in being involved with mental health or psychiatry efforts at Baylor and in the greater Houston community, we urge you to apply to join our leadership team! Please let us know if you have any questions at shelle...@bcm.edu, but otherwise fill out the form below by May 3, 2019. https://forms.gle/eaAjoKrmSRjsf7tv7

Join HPS for their annual NAMI walk!

The Houston Psychiatric Society is on the move for mental health, and we want YOU to join US!  Let us know you’re coming here. All ages are welcome.  See the attached flyer for more details.  

It is not necessary for you to register on NAMI’s site. HPS has made a donation. Now we’re counting on you to walk with us! Sign up with HPS here. 

And don't forget about these other events we have coming up:

Building Bridges- A community mental health outreach event in conjunction with the psychiatry residents of PROPS (Psychiatry Residency Outreach to the Public Sector)

May 1st 6:30pm at DeBakey High School 

Please join us for a discussion on the portrayal of mental health in the media--led by our renowned psychiatrists, community mental health professionals, and spiritual leaders. They will be discussing topics affecting our adolescents today, including depression, suicide, body image, and issues involving the LGBT community. Learn how to navigate the stigma around mental health.

Food will be provided!! RSVP here https://bbprops.eventbrite.com  

We also need also need 3 volunteers to help set up for the event- first come first serve by email. 

LIFT (Learning to Identify & Fight Human Trafficking) Training Seminar

Sat May 11, 9a-1p,  BCM Room M112

Co-Hosted by PsychMinded with BCM AMWA & GOBIG

Register for FREE Breakfast & Lunch; CME credit available

This training event led by the Physicians Against the Trafficking of Humans (PATH) is an interactive lecture-based seminar on understanding human trafficking and how to address this issue in healthcare settings. At the conclusion of the lecture, we will have a guest Q&A panel consisting of various community partners who work with trafficked survivors.

2nd annual Refugee Mental Health and Wellness conference

April 27th 8:30am-4:30pm, United Way of Greater Houston, 50 Waugh Drive

Sponsored by Alliance for Multicultural Community Service and Physicians for Human Rights at BCM. Our keynote speaker, Qusay Hussein, is a noted motivational speaker and advocate for refugees, those with mental health issues and those with disabilities. We would love for you to join us! Lunch is included in the conference fee, and you can read more about the conference and get tickets here: thealliancetx.org/refugee-wellness

We are also looking for a few more volunteers for the conference. The conference fee will be waived for volunteers. You can sign up to volunteer here:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LDKB88v39USQP5uq5-7Yr24wiSG-q3m6-AHKbxTzFi4/edit

Association for Academic Psychiatry (AAP) Medical Student Creative Writing Essay Award

Theme: The Art of Communication in Psychiatry – Connecting with the Patient

Deadline: Jun 1, 2019

Open to any student currently enrolled in an accredited medical school in the US or Canada through September 2019. Must be an original, unpublished essay up to 2,000 words. Winner will receive up to $1,000 for travel expenses to present the essay at the 2019 AAP Annual Meeting in Boston from Sep 4-7, 2019. See submission requirements & selection criteria here!

Let us know if you have any questions about anything here!

Your Psychminded Officers