Handbook of Career Development in Academic Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

My copy of the Handbook of Career Development in Academic Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Second Edition, is packed with bookmarks due to frequent referencing and reviewing of this essential information. Drs. Roberts and Hilty are the authoritative voices on career advancement in academic psychiatry. They have provided an invaluable service to our field in updating this roadmap for successful navigation of the pathways to advancement. This book has been added to my list of required reading for aspiring and current academic psychiatrists and behavioral scientists. Katharine J. Nelson, M.D., Vice Chair for Education, Department of Psychiatry, University of Minnesota Medical School This handbook goes beyond a mere review, and provides practical solutions for issues many early or mid-career faculty will experience. It aims for and hits a perfect integration of appraising the known essentials of career development, while providing fresh a mindset to often-perplexed academics. Serving as an inspiration as much as a how-to, this book will be revisited at various stages throughout one's career. Asher B. Simon, M.D., Associate Director of Residency Training, The Mount Sinai Hospital, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

With real-world advice from professionals in the field, this Handbook provides step-by-step guidance to approaching tasks and challenges that face academic faculty members, such as interviewing for positions, evaluating contracts and offer letters, reading and preparing a basic budget, giving feedback, and engaging in self-care.

Working in academic psychiatry is fulfilling, replete with extraordinary colleagues and inspiring opportunities for meaningful work and professional growth. Even so, getting started in an academic career can be a bit unsettling. After years of education, a new faculty member may feel unprepared for the everyday duties associated with a different academic role—negotiating with the chair, writing letters of recommendation for students, participating on committees with colleagues, and balancing personal and professional life.

The Handbook of Career Development in Academic Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Second Edition, provides real-world advice with compassion. Readers will find just what they need when they need it: step-by-step guidance to approaching the tasks and challenges that face them, questions to discuss with mentors and colleagues, and professionally vetted online career development resources. Readers will also hear the voice of sympathetic, experienced academic clinicians who share how best to navigate challenging situations encountered in academic settings. Each chapter features:

• Smart Strategies: A list of specific actions readers can take to reach their professional goals
• Questions to Discuss with a Mentor or a Colleague: A list of questions that simplifies and normalizes the process of soliciting career advice and assistance
• Additional Resources: A collection of the most recent and innovative websites, books, and articles that will assist readers on their career path, even after they've finished reading the book

Readers who seek out the advice in this book will find that they are better equipped to forge their academic careers—and flourish.