PRMS is a proud supporter of the 2019 CME events for this chapter.
Central PA Chapter
Upcoming Central Pennsylvania Psychiatric Society Events
All Central Pennsylvania Psychiatric Society (CPPS) members are invited and welcome to attend the events listed below. Please register through the "online registration" links provided, or call 1-800-422-2900 or 717-558-7750 with any questions.
All Central Pennsylvania Psychiatric Society (CPPS) members are invited and welcome to attend the events listed below. Please register through the "online registration" links provided, or call 1-800-422-2900 or 717-558-7750 with any questions.
2019 Central Pennsylvania Psychiatric Society Holiday Social and Awards Program
Friday, December 13, 2019
6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
What If…Of Hershey
Hershey, PA
Friday, December 13, 2019
6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
What If…Of Hershey
Hershey, PA
CPPS Call for Award Nominations!
The Central Pennsylvania Psychiatric Society (CPPS) is currently accepting nominations for the following awards:
The Presidential Award was established to honor a member for their service to the profession of psychiatry or for efforts bringing about a higher level of awareness to the mental health needs of the community.
The Service Recognition Award was established to honor an individual or organization whose service efforts have brought about a higher level of awareness to the mental health needs of the community. *If an individual is nominated, the nominee’s efforts must go above and beyond his/her job duties.
Nominations for the awards, including a letter outlining the individual’s qualifications for the award, a copy of the nominee’s curriculum vitae, and any additional supporting documentation should be submitted via email to centralpapsych@papsych.org or mail to: 777 East Park Drive, Harrisburg, PA 17111.
The submission deadline is October 18, 2019.
- Presidential Award
- Service Recognition Award
The Presidential Award was established to honor a member for their service to the profession of psychiatry or for efforts bringing about a higher level of awareness to the mental health needs of the community.
The Service Recognition Award was established to honor an individual or organization whose service efforts have brought about a higher level of awareness to the mental health needs of the community. *If an individual is nominated, the nominee’s efforts must go above and beyond his/her job duties.
Nominations for the awards, including a letter outlining the individual’s qualifications for the award, a copy of the nominee’s curriculum vitae, and any additional supporting documentation should be submitted via email to centralpapsych@papsych.org or mail to: 777 East Park Drive, Harrisburg, PA 17111.
The submission deadline is October 18, 2019.
Past Meetings
The 2019 CPPS Resident's Night and Poster Competition was held on Thursday, August 22, 2019, at the Colonial Country Club. Congratulations to the poster award winners:
First Place - Mostafa Khalil, MD, of Penn State Hershey Medical Center
Second Place - Tuna Hasoglu, MD, of Penn State Hershey Medical Center
Third Place - Hassaan Gomma, MD, of Penn State Hershey Medical Center
First Place - Mostafa Khalil, MD, of Penn State Hershey Medical Center
Second Place - Tuna Hasoglu, MD, of Penn State Hershey Medical Center
Third Place - Hassaan Gomma, MD, of Penn State Hershey Medical Center
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Annual Business Meeting
CPPS held its annual business meeting on May 7, 2019. Ailyn D. Diaz, MD, was formally installed as President of the Central Pennsylvania Psychiatric Society. Pictured is Dr. Diaz, thanking Immediate Past President Kawish Garg, MD, FAPA, for his leadership over the past year and presenting him with gifts from the society.
CPPS held its annual business meeting on May 7, 2019. Ailyn D. Diaz, MD, was formally installed as President of the Central Pennsylvania Psychiatric Society. Pictured is Dr. Diaz, thanking Immediate Past President Kawish Garg, MD, FAPA, for his leadership over the past year and presenting him with gifts from the society.
December 2018
Holiday Social and Awards Program
Leeds Ltd.
The CPPS Holiday Social and awards program was an evening of celebration and recognition. Kathleen C. Dougherty, MD, DLFAPA was honored with the Presidential Award 2018-2019 in recognition of her services to the profession of psychiatry. The We Matter Coalition was awarded the 2018-2019 Service Recognition Award in recognition of their efforts that have brought a higher level of awareness to the mental health needs of the community.
Holiday Social and Awards Program
Leeds Ltd.
The CPPS Holiday Social and awards program was an evening of celebration and recognition. Kathleen C. Dougherty, MD, DLFAPA was honored with the Presidential Award 2018-2019 in recognition of her services to the profession of psychiatry. The We Matter Coalition was awarded the 2018-2019 Service Recognition Award in recognition of their efforts that have brought a higher level of awareness to the mental health needs of the community.
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2018 CPPS Residents' Night
Our annual Residents’ Night was held on Thursday, August 23rd at the Colonial Golf & Tennis Club, in Harrisburg, PA. During the evening, Andrew Davis, MD, from Penn State Health was presented the PRMS Resident Achievement Award which is presented to a resident who stands out in their commitment to their job duties during residency. Also, new this year was a Resident Poster Competition.
Poster winners were:
First Place – Nuzhat Hussain, MD “Suicide Attempt in a Patient with Unusual Presentation of Steroid-Responsive Encephalopathy Associated with Autoimmune Thyroiditis (SREAT): A Case Report”
Second Place – Nuzhat Hussain, MD “A Slippery Slope: Abrupt Discontinuation of Phenibut Resulting in Mania with Psychotic Features”
Third Place – Mohammed Basith, MD “Dexmethylphenidate XR Associated Orofacial Dyskinesia in an Adolescent”
Our annual Residents’ Night was held on Thursday, August 23rd at the Colonial Golf & Tennis Club, in Harrisburg, PA. During the evening, Andrew Davis, MD, from Penn State Health was presented the PRMS Resident Achievement Award which is presented to a resident who stands out in their commitment to their job duties during residency. Also, new this year was a Resident Poster Competition.
Poster winners were:
First Place – Nuzhat Hussain, MD “Suicide Attempt in a Patient with Unusual Presentation of Steroid-Responsive Encephalopathy Associated with Autoimmune Thyroiditis (SREAT): A Case Report”
Second Place – Nuzhat Hussain, MD “A Slippery Slope: Abrupt Discontinuation of Phenibut Resulting in Mania with Psychotic Features”
Third Place – Mohammed Basith, MD “Dexmethylphenidate XR Associated Orofacial Dyskinesia in an Adolescent”
Central Psychiatric Society Benefits of Membership
For more information on becoming a member of the Central Pennsylvania Psychiatric Society and the Pennsylvania Psychiatric Society, please send an email to centralpapsych@papsych.org. Psychiatric Society members practicing in central Pennsylvania have dues-free access to the additional benefits of its Central chapter, including:
- Two CME dinner meetings throughout the year, for members and their spouses or guests.
- One social event per year, for members and their spouses or guests.
- Opportunities to become informed and involved in issues affecting psychiatric practice on a local level.
- Psychiatric resident outreach programs, including attendance at all dinner meetings free-of-charge to residents and their spouses or guests.
- Representation of local issues through its representatives to the Pennsylvania Psychiatric Society's governing Council.
Central Pennsylvania Psychiatric Society
Executive Committee and Officers
President
Ailyn Diaz, MD
President-Elect
Irakli Mania, MD
Secretary-Treasurer
Indranil Chakrabarti, MD
Immediate Past President
Kawish Garg, MD
Delegate to PaPS Council
Douglas A. Ockrymiek, DO, DFAPA
Resident Representative to Council
Andreea Bucaloiu, MD - Geisinger Medical Center
Salima Jiwani, MD - Penn State Hershey Medical Center
Councilors
Shiv S. Aggarwal, MD
Kathleen C. Dougherty, MD
M. Ahmad Hameed, MD
Executive Committee and Officers
President
Ailyn Diaz, MD
President-Elect
Irakli Mania, MD
Secretary-Treasurer
Indranil Chakrabarti, MD
Immediate Past President
Kawish Garg, MD
Delegate to PaPS Council
Douglas A. Ockrymiek, DO, DFAPA
Resident Representative to Council
Andreea Bucaloiu, MD - Geisinger Medical Center
Salima Jiwani, MD - Penn State Hershey Medical Center
Councilors
Shiv S. Aggarwal, MD
Kathleen C. Dougherty, MD
M. Ahmad Hameed, MD
