Finding Our Voice

About Finding Our Voice

Finding Our Voice is an anthology podcast that aligns with the American Psychiatric Association Presidential theme. It brings the viewpoints and opinions of the next generation of psychiatrists—including residents, fellows, and early career psychiatrists—to the forefront. Listen as our host, Dr. Sanya Virani, leads discussions with guests who offer fresh perspectives on difficult issues by sharing their own stories and those of their patients. We hope you come away from each episode with new insights or a change of perspective. "Finding Our Voice" is a production of American Psychiatric Association Publishing and Psychiatric News. About our host: Sanya Virani, M.D., M.P.H., is APA's resident-fellow trustee, a PGY-6 forensic psychiatry fellow at Brown University's Alpert School of Medicine, and a Laughlin Fellow of the American College of Psychiatrists. She served as the Chief Resident of Education and Research at Maimonides Medical Center, NY and the American Psychiatric Association's (APA's) Assembly Area 2 (New York state) and Brooklyn Psychiatric Society Resident-Fellow Member (RFM) Representative (2019-2020). She is now the RFM Trustee-Elect on the APA's Board of Trustees

Publisher

American Psychiatric Association Publishing

Category

science · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

23 Dec 2020

Latest episode

1 Jun 2024

Latest episodes

15 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   1 Jun 2024

   3.4 Physician Impairment (Part Two)

   Join Dr. Sanya Virani and her guests, Paul B. Hill, M.D., and Dr. Hugh Caldwell to discuss the invaluable new title The Psychiatry Resident Handbook which aims to provide support, experience and mentorship to new residents, a book that trainees across the country will benefit from having on their bookshelves. In this episode, our guests -both contributors to the section on physician Impairment, share their experiences and perspectives around the subjects of physician burnout and substance abuse among colleagues and professionals, and what treatments and tools are available for best outcomes. In this episode: Introduction (0:11) Recent experiences and observations (02:20) Helpful programs, PHPs and resources (05:10) The Well toolkit (14:40) Peers in other specialties (17:50) Confidentiality (21:10) The Blueprint project (27:10) Closing thoughts (29:08) Dr. Paul B. Hill is a psychiatrist specializing in the treatment of geriatric and medically ill patients in Memphis, Tennessee.  Dr. Hill is on the faculty of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) College of Medicine. Dr. Hugh Caldwell is an Assistant Professor, also at the University of Tennessee. The Well toolkit Other podcasts from the APA

2. 

   1 May 2024

   3.3 Physician Impairment

   Join Dr. Sanya Virani and her guests, Dr. Iverson Bell and Dr. Allison Ford to discuss the invaluable new title The Psychiatry Resident Handbook which aims to provide support, experience and mentorship to new residents, a book that trainees across the country will benefit from having on their bookshelves. In this episode, our guests -both contributors to the section on physician Impairment- share their experiences and perspectives around the subjects of physician burnout, compassion fatigue and substance abuse among colleagues and professionals, the signs to look out for, the consequences, and strategies for intervention. In this episode: Introduction (0:11) Dr. Bell’s experience of physician impairment (2:45) Dr. Ford’s experience of physician impairment (06:05) The scope of the problem (10:00) Defining “impairment” (16:30) Personal experience of encountering stress in physicians (18:35) Where to draw the line (24:25) Confronting your colleagues (26:55) Sobering statistics (30:35) Closing thoughts (32:20) Dr. Iverson Bell, Jr., MD, son of the AAVMC icon for diversity, earned the MD degree in 1977 from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. Dr. Bell specializes in psychiatry and lives with his wife and children in Atlanta, GA. Dr. Allison Ford is an Assistant Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at The University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Other podcasts from the APA

3. 

   1 Apr 2024

   3.2 Telepsychiatry: the New Normal

   Join Dr. Sanya Virani and her guests, Alka Mathur, M.D., and Neal Amin, M.D., Ph.D. to discuss the invaluable new title The Psychiatry Resident Handbook which aims to provide support, experience and mentorship to new residents, a book that trainees across the country will benefit from having on their bookshelves. In this episode, our guests -both contributors to the chapter on telepsychiatry- share their experiences and perspectives around the pros and cons of moving to a remote, digital workspace, how Covid-19 has accelerated our societal transition to reliance on video-screens, and the challenges posed by new technology. In this episode: Introduction (0:09) This episode’s guests (1:14) Post-pandemic changes in the role of telepsychiatry (6:20) The experience of a trainee during Covid-19 (8:59) Experiences with different platforms (12:12) Advantages of telepsychiatry (13:53) Whither telepsychiatry? (18:37) Interstate regulation (24:00) Malpractice (25:39) Consent and documentation (29:00) Emergencies (34:00) Platforms and the role of AI (37:01) The age spectrum, and privacy concerns (39:14) Conclusion (42:20) Alka Mathur M.D. is a Stanford trained Psychiatrist where she is a Clinical Assistant Professor on the Affiliate Faculty Line. She previously served as the Medical Director of Virtual Behavioral Health Services for the VA Palo Alto Healthcare System, overseeing Telehealth services for all Mental Health Programming. Dr. Mathur has a strong interest in health innovation and digital applications to increase access to care. Neal Amin M.D., Ph.D. is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Stanford University. He completed the Research Track Psychiatry Residency Program at Stanford University. He earned his MD and PhD degrees from the University of California, San Diego where he conducted his graduate studies at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. Other podcasts from the APA (https://psychiatryonline.org/podcasts)

4. 

   1 Mar 2024

   3.1 Psychiatric Residency

   Join Dr. Sanya Virani and her guests, Dr. Sallie De Golia, Dr. Raziya Wang, and Dr. Csilla Lippert to discuss the invaluable new title The Psychiatry Resident Handbook which aims to provide support, experience and mentorship to new residents, a book that trainees across the country will benefit from having on their bookshelves. Editors De Golia and Wang are joined by an early career psychiatrist, Dr. Csilla Lippert, who contextualizes the book in terms of the differing experiences common in training and residency. In this episode: Introduction (0:10) What led to the creation of this book? (2:59) Why now? (6:23) How is Psychiatry different from other residencies? (9:05) The best ways to use this book (13:47) The professional development journey of residency training (19:15) Diversity in training (25:30) Differing experiences of supervision (28:03) Deliberate practice (39:00) Seeking a mentor (44:30) Sallie G. De Golia, M.D., M.P.H., is a Clinical Professor, Associate Chair of Clinician Educator Professional Development, and Co-Residency Director in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine in Stanford, California. Raziya S. Wang, M.D., is the former Designated Institutional Official and Program Director of Psychiatry Residency Training Program at San Mateo County in San Mateo, California. She is currently a Clinical Assistant Professor, in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine in Stanford, California. Dr. Csilla Lippert earned her undergraduate degree from the California Institute of Technology followed by a combined MD and PhD in Biomedical Sciences from University of California, San Diego. She completed her psychiatry residency training at Stanford University, where she had additional specialized training in psychotherapy and teaching other physicians. Since 2021, Dr. Lippert has been working with veterans as a telehealth staff psychiatrist for the Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System. Other podcasts from the APA (https://psychiatryonline.org/podcasts)

5. 

   15 Apr 2022

   Climate Change

   Dr. Virani focuses on the impact of Climate Change, and associated emergent anxieties, on our underlying mental health. Climate Change is affecting our livelihoods, our environments and our perceptions of the future; with implications on how we act and how we perceive our day-to-day lives. Virani (and guests) consider examples of patients presenting with climate-change specific conditions, discuss case-histories, and look for evidence that organizations are acting to address the causes and effects of Climate Change. Discussed in the episode: Current data on Climate Change anxiety as a factor impacting mental health (3:00) Case study: “Jim” (5:15) Transformational Resilience (7:00) Don’t Look Up (11:45) Examples of improvement in climate change response at APA (13:15) Mental-health factors affecting “Jim” (15:15) Case-study: “Hannah” (18:30) Mental-health factors affecting “Hannah” (21:52) APA conference carbon footprint study (24:45) Guests: Elizabeth Haase is Medical Director of Psychiatry for Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center and an Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at the University of Nevada at Reno School of Medicine. She chairs the Committees on Climate Change and Mental Health for the American Psychiatric Association and the Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry and is a founding member of the Climate Psychiatry Alliance. Joshua Wortzel is a chief resident in psychiatry at the University of Rochester, and he will be starting his child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship at Brown University in June. During residency, he is pursuing a Master’s in Health Professions Education at the University of Rochester. He is a member of the APA Committee on Climate and Mental Health, a steering committee member of the non-profit Climate Psychiatry Alliance, and a participant of the Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry – Climate Committee. He also serves as the chair of the APA/APAF Leadership Fellowship. Links: Visit the CPA website here. The effects of Climate Change on Mental Health film (https://vimeo.com/581937111) Carbon Footprint JAMA article Don’t Look Up (https://www.netflix.com/title/81252357) (Adam McKay, 2021) is available on Netflix. Climate Psychiatry: What Every Psychiatrist Should Know APA course More podcasts from the American Psychiatric Association (https://www.psychiatryonline.org/podcasts)

6. 

   11 Feb 2022

   Exposure to War, Violence, Shootings, and the Impact of Migration

   Dr. Virani focuses on exposure to war, violence, shootings, and the impact of migration.   These migrants are forced to flee from their homes due to threats of violence and death due to cultural or religious beliefs.    Just as traumatic for these individuals is the ability to adapt and be accepted in their new homes. Discussed in the episode: Cultural Psychiatry Pre-migration stressors Post Migration stressors Misdiagnosis of mental health issues in the migrant population Tips for diagnosing and working with refugees The emergence of compulsive symptoms years after trauma The importance to individualize each case. Trust in leaders of the community Working with the religious communities to identify mental health issues Today's guests Dr. G. Eric Jarvis is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at McGill University and Director of the Cultural Consultation Service, the First Episode Psychosis Program, and the Culture and Psychosis Working Group at the Jewish General Hospital. Dr. Victor Pereira-Sanchez is a child, adolescent, and adult psychiatrist based in New York. He obtained his medical degree (MD) in 2014 at Universidad de Navarra, in Spain, where he also completed a clinical residency program in psychiatry in 2019 and received his Ph.D. in 2021.

7. 

   25 Nov 2021

   Adverse Early Life Experiences

   In this episode, Dr. Virani and her guests, Dr. Qayyum and Dr. Conrad, focus on the impact of Adverse Child Experience (ACE) and Adverse Early Life Experiences (AELEs) on mental health and provide some insights through case discussions about the downstream impact of these experiences. Subjects discussed Inability to trust and build safe relations by victims of early childhood experiences The effect of trauma on the social determinants of mental health as an adult Post-traumatic growth Unpredictable behavior of parents The power of close good relationships for a victim of ACE. This episode is the second in a series covering the social determinants of mental health. Dr. Zheala Qayyum is the Training Director for the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship Program and the Medical Director of the Emergency Psychiatry Services at Boston Children’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School. She also serves as an officer in the United States Army reserves medical corps Dr. Rachel Conrad is a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. She is now director of the Child Psychiatry Track in the BWH/ HMS Psychiatry Residency Program. Listen to this podcast on your favorite podcast platform or here Other APA podcasts (https://psychiatryonline.org/podcasts) Social Determinants of Mental Health book

8. 

   15 Sept 2021

   Social Exclusion and Isolation

   In Eleanor Rigby, the Beatles lament about loneliness and isolation and challenge us to “look at all the lonely people”. In this episode, Dr. Virani invites Dr. Dolores Malaspina and Dr. Luca Pauselli to explore social exclusion and insolation and its effects on mental health through case studies.  Join us on the first episode of a new season of Finding Our Voice covering the social determinants of mental health. In this episode Jumbo, the elephant, and isolation of caged animals DSM-5 code 62.4 Social isolation and exclusion during the pandemic Loneliness and schizophrenia study published in Psychiatric Research Loneliness and its effect on the body Biological pathways and the social determinants of mental health. Dr. Dolores Malaspina is the chair of the research and education workgroup of the current Presidential taskforce on Social Determinants of Mental Health chaired by Dr. Dilip Jeste.  Dr. Malaspina directs the Psychosis Program called Critical Connections at the Icahn SM Mount Sinai where she is a Professor of Psychiatry, Neuroscience, and Genetics & Genomics and the Vice-Chair for DEI. She was previously the Steckler Professor and Chairman of the NYU/Bellevue psychiatry departments, where she founded and directed a multidisciplinary program for research and training (Institute of Social and Psychiatric Initiatives- InSPIRES). Dr. Luca Pauselli is a PGY3 in the Mount Sinai Morningside/West psychiatry residency program. Luca completed medical school and a residency in Italy. This podcast is subject to the Terms of Use at www.psychiatry.org.  The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the individual speakers only and do not necessarily represent the views of the American  Psychiatric Association, its officers, trustees, or members. The content of this podcast is provided for general informational purposes only and is not intended as, and shall not be understood or construed as, medical or any other type of professional advice nor does it represent any statement of the standard of care. We strongly recommend that any listener follow the advice of physicians directly involved in their care and contact their local emergency response number for any medical emergency. The information within this podcast is provided as-is and is not guaranteed to be correct, complete, or accurate.

9. 

   2 Aug 2021

   Indigenous Peoples

   This episode focuses on the Indigenous community, Dr. Virani discusses the systemic racism issues faced by this community with two psychiatrists who have Native American heritage, Dr. Mary Hasbah Roessel, a psychiatrist at the Santa Fe Service Unit in Santa Fe Indian Hospital working in the outpatient Behavioral Health Clinic in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She is Navajo from the southwestern US.  Dr. Stefanie Gillson, who is Dakota Sioux and is finishing up her 4th-year psychiatry resident at Yale University and starting her Child & Adolescent Fellowship at Yale. In this episode Dr. Virani and our guests examine Indigenous war veterans and the treatment faced when returning from war PTSD and survivor’s guilt Tribal heritage as related to a therapeutic relationship Ethnic matching Being an indigenous psychiatrist The effect of white cultural norms on therapy Religious and spiritual assessment in the therapeutic evaluation DSM-5 cultural formations Effects of colonization policy on poor health outcomes of indigenous peoples Historical intergenerational trauma The broken promise of Indian health services Indigenous women’s mental health and the incidence of physical violence MMIWG report Tribal government ruling and the US government More podcasts by the APA including AJPaudio and The Medical Mind

10. 

    8 Jun 2021

    LGBTQ

    Before Stonewall, the gay community lived in the shadows and even after this monumental protest and other significant milestones, the LGBTQ community still faces discrimination, abuse, and aggressive behaviors in their day-to-day lives. Dr. Virani discusses the issues at the core of the mental health challenges to the LGBTQ community referencing history where applicable, with Dr. Elie Aoun and Dr. Ali Haidar, two New York-based psychiatrists. Subjects discussed: Conversion therapy Queer expression of identity Dealing with cultural values in a therapeutic relationship Biased diagnoses due to sexual orientation Doctors pathologizing based on negative implications of sexual practices LGBTQ identifying psychiatrists facing micro and macro aggressions from administration and patients Supporting LGBTQ trainees Dr. Sanya Virani, host Dr. Elie Aoun (https://www.eliegaounmd.com/) is a psychiatrist in general, addiction, and forensic practice in New York, on faculty at Columbia University, and at Central New York Psychiatric Center as the Sex Offender Management Liaison psychiatrist. He completed his general psychiatry residency at Brown University in Providence, RI, Addiction Psychiatry fellowship at UCSF in San Francisco, and Forensic Psychiatry fellowship at the Columbia University Cornell University combined program, and a fellowship in psychiatric research at Columbia University. He is the ECP Trustee at large for the APA and the immediate past Vice-Chair of the APA Council on Addiction Psychiatry. He works closely with medical students as well as psychiatric residents and fellows at Columbia University where he serves as a co-director of the sexual behavior clinic and rotation. Dr. Ali Haidar completed his psychiatry residency at SUNY Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn and is currently a PGY-5 Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Chief fellow at Mount Sinai in New York. His primary areas of interest include LGBTQ mental health, public psychiatry, cultural psychiatry, medical education, and global mental health particularly displacement and migration’s effect on the psyche. He is currently an APA leadership fellow and serves as ECP member of the APA Council on International Psychiatry and Global Health. Other Finding Our Voice episodes (https://psychiatryonline.org/finding-our-voice) Other podcasts from the APA (https://psychiatryonline.org/podcasts)

11. 

    5 May 2021

    Asian Americans

    There has been a dramatic upsurge in violence against Asian Americans over the last year since the outbreak of the virus in Wuhan China.  In this episode, Dr. Virani talks with Asian American and Pacific Islander Doctors about their experiences with racial trauma and cultural boundaries that have affected them and the lives of their patients. Discussed in this episode The history of xenophobia against AAPIs DSM-5 cultural formation interview and its evolution Understanding the larger social context in which a patient lives Recommendations on how providers should respond to racist verbal assault and hate speech. Misdiagnosis due to lack of understanding of cultural issues Ethnic preference and sharing trust with patients and providers Cultural competence The CLAS Blueprint Cultural concepts of distress in the DSM Peter Jongho Na, M.D., M.P.H., is an addiction psychiatry fellow at Yale University. Francis G. Lu, M.D., is the Luke & Grace Kim Professor in Cultural Psychiatry, Emeritus, at the University of California, Davis.  As a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association (APA), Dr. Lu has contributed to the areas of cultural psychiatry including the interface with religion/spirituality, psychiatric education, diversity/inclusion, mental health equity, and psychiatry/film. Dr. Connie Chen is a PGY-2 at the San Mateo County Psychiatry Residency Training Program in San Mateo, CA. She is also Co-Chair of the San Mateo County Chinese Health Initiative, where she coordinates efforts to promote access to mental health services and reduce stigma around mental illness in local Chinese and Asian American communities. Her interests include cultural psychiatry, psychotherapy, and public psychiatry. Peter Na's Psychiatric News Article www.thinkculturalhealth.hhs.gov Be sure to let your colleagues know about the podcast, and please rate and review it on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, or wherever you listen to it. Subscribe to the podcast here. Listen to other podcasts produced by the American Psychiatric Association.

12. 

    7 Apr 2021

    Women Psychiatrists in Academia

    Diversity among women in psychiatric training programs is seldom discussed and in this episode, Dr. Virani talks with two accomplished women program directors about the challenges for women in training programs. Drs. Cama and DeJong cover issues ranging from failures of well-intentioned supervisors to pregnancy to the “imposter syndrome". Dr. Shireen Cama divides her time at Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) between being the integrated child psychiatrist working as part of the CHA Child and Adolescent Mental Health Integration (CAMHI) program and the Associate Training Director for the Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship. As a member of the CAMHI team, she acts as a consultant to family medicine and pediatric providers on questions related to diagnosis and treatment of pediatric mental health and behavioral concerns. Sandra DeJong, M.D., M.Sc., began her term as Secretary of the American Psychiatric Association at the end of the APA Annual Meeting in May 2019. Dr. DeJong is Senior Consultant to the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Training Program at Cambridge Health Alliance where she was a training director from 2004-2018. She is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and is in half-time private practice in Cambridge, MA.

13. 

    2 Mar 2021

    International Medical Graduates IMG

    Drs. Virani, Madaan, and Khan are International Medical Graduates (IMG) who come from different cultural backgrounds. Join these three as they recount personal stories of the highs and lows of being an IMG in the US.  They discuss the physician and patient discrimination they faced through micro and macro aggressions and the road ahead for them and for other IMGs. Also appearing in the episode is Sarah El-Halabi. Dr. Sanya Virani Host Guests Vishal Madaan, MD, is a tenured Associate Professor in Psychiatry and Child Psychiatry at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville. He is the founding Director for the Center for Psychopharmacology Research in Youth at UVA and serves as Training Director for the child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship program there. In the recent past, Dr. Madaan served as the Medical Director of the UVA child and family clinic, and Associate training director of the general psychiatry program at both University of Virginia and Creighton University. Dr. Manal Khan from Karachi, Pakistan Education: Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Pakistan (MB, BS) Residency: Duke University; University of Washington Professional Interests: Childhood adversity, trauma, structural racism and its impact on the mental health of minorities, cultural psychiatry, and psychotherapy.

14. 

    9 Feb 2021

    The Black Minority in America

    Finding Our Voice continues to explore the issue of systemic racism.  In this special episode released during Black History Month, we examine the effects of social determinants on the African American community in America.    Dr. Virani discusses with her guests access to mental health care and the quality of care black patients encounter.  Dr. Talley and Dr. Metzger cover the profound impact of the lack of homeownership upon communities of color. Guests: Dr. Rachel Talley is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. She is the Director of the University of Pennsylvania's Fellowship in Community Psychiatry, a one-year post-residency training program for psychiatrists interested in management and leadership in public and community systems of care. Before joining UPenn's faculty, Dr. Talley completed an adult psychiatry residency and public psychiatry fellowship at Columbia University/New York State Psychiatric Institute. Dr. Talley is also an Early Career Representative on the Board of the American Association for Community Psychiatry. Dr. Sarita Metzger is a PGY4 at the University of Pennsylvania. She is interested in cultural Psychiatry and devoted to furthering mental health equity for people of color and LGBTQ+ communities; after graduation, she plans to continue training in mental health advocacy and policy as a fellow in the University of Pennsylvania's Public and Community Psychiatry fellowship.

15. 

    23 Dec 2020

    Hispanic Heritage

    In this episode, Dr. Sanya Virani and her guests discuss the impact of social determinants on the Hispanic community. Listen as Dr. Esperanza Diaz and Dr. Andrea Mendiola discuss challenges their patients have faced with outcomes both positive and negative. Guests: Esperanza Díaz M.D. provides teaching and supervision for Yale medical students, psychiatry residents, and trainees from other disciplines such as psychology, nursing, and social work. Dr. Diaz received her M.D. degree from the Javeriana University in Bogotá, Colombia. She finished her Psychiatry residency at Yale School of Medicine. She is a Board Certified Psychiatrist and Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. She is a psychoanalyst. Her research concentrates on adherence to medications, development of culturally sensitive mental health services to Hispanics with persistent mental disorders, development of teaching methods of culturally sensitive care. Andrea Mendiola Iparraguirre, MD is Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine  She completed her Psychiatry Residency at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY and received her MD from Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia in Lima, Peru

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

8 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Contact Finding Our Voice

Guest appearances

Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.