The American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology has selected Sheldon Benjamin, MD, as one of its eight psychiatry directors. Dr. Benjamin, interim chair of psychiatry and professor of psychiatry and neurology, began his four-year, renewable term on Jan. 1.
“I consider this one of the most important roles that I’ll have in organized medicine because the deliberations of the board get at the core of what is expected of people in our specialty,” said Benjamin. “Its deliberations are quite important and I’m very excited to be at the table for these discussions.”
A psychiatry faculty member at UMMS since 1986, Benjamin founded the neuropsychiatry division, became director of psychiatric education and training in 1996 and was named vice chair for education of the department in 2009. Benjamin was the recipient of the Lamar Soutter Award for contributions to medical education in 2008; the Chancellors Medal for Distinguished Teaching in 2012; and the American Neuropsychiatric Association’s Gary J. Tucker, MD, Lifetime Achievement Award in Neuropsychiatry in 2018. He has been interim chair since 2017.
