The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Psychiatry resident wins national honor

Dr. Yvette Drake-McLin, a second-year child and adolescent psychiatry resident, recently was named a Laughlin Fellow by the American College of Psychiatrists.

With only 10 selected each year, Laughlin Fellows are chosen from an elite pool of applicants deemed likely to make a significant contribution to the field of psychiatry.

"I was extremely honored to be nominated for this award,” Drake-McLin said. “To actually be chosen as a recipient was certainly a surprise and honor and reinforces my commitment to child and adolescent psychiatry and the community. I am looking forward to the great opportunities for mentorship and education that this award will provide."

Drake-McLin graduated from George Washington University of Medicine and completed her general psychiatry residency at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans. She is expected to graduate from her current residency in June 2008.

“Dr. Drake-McLin demonstrated tremendous leadership skills during her general psychiatry residency at Louisiana State University in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and has used this experience to further her dedication to community psychiatry, specifically addressing the impact of trauma and disasters,” said her nominator Dr. Cynthia Santos, program director of child and adolescent psychiatry. “There is no question in my mind that she is truly a future leader in our field.”

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