http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/45ee8c68949569761d0dfcf0a56af617.pdf 4518143e579f97cb99e4cf642ac3ba82 PDF Text Text ”was (0,)» .v ,r ”or," "*y- v." o, -m- December 18, 1969 Dr. Alfred Freedman Department of Psychiatry York Medical College New 5 East New 102nd York, New Street York 10029 Dear A1, I have just completed two sessions with the second year medical students in a laboratory demonstration in psychopharmacology. The students were cooperative and the demonstration was successful in eliciting the powerful effects of set and expectation on the evaluation of drug effects. The schedule allowed time for discussion and in an open inquiry period, I became concerned that the students who did express themselves, indicated attitudes that are inconsistent with human clinical psychoPharmacology, as I View it. They modern drugs were ineffective, or effective suggested that only as placebos; the dosage ranges they discussed were subthreshold for the mentally ill in our institution; and there was emphasis on the toxic effects of psychoactive drugs. an inordinate of these attitudes may be derived from their present lecturers, most, if not all, being animal pharmacologists with limited clinical experience. I am reviewing training programs in psychopharmacology for the ACE? meeting in February, and as I review our programs. both undergraduate and graduate, I wonder if a more clinical, or clinical—experimental View could not be provided. Some git), best e Sincerely yours, Professor of Psychiatry HF :kp �-~ 'Mwuwut-Ivmwuvr . ‘um‘ \-.-...--.-v,~-,.V-‘.-.w.wnu-—.— —-—mv-,..~r.~.....-- my. w v . . . i V, V.” . “MWW. ..r.__ .v _ .. 5... .w- . -v—un.‘ . , a; «WV... ".7 . flecember 18,'1969 Dr. Alfred Freedman York Medical College New Department of Psychiatry 5 East 102nd Street New York, New York 10029 Dear Al, I would like to recommend Dr. Alex Karczmar for your consideration for an appointment in the Department, as an experimental pharmacologist, for the research units at the New Community Mental Health Center. His curriculum vitae and publication lists are attached. I know him principally from his participation at the and CINP meetings. He is a valuable and expressive speaker, and has a good grasp of experimental psychopharmacology. He seems to relate well to clinicians, and I have found him cooperative and interested in the same subjects that interest me, ACNP particularly cholinergic aspects of behavior. While it may be premature to nominate candidates for the laboratories, I am aware that it takes up to 2 years to separate a good candidate. Alex has expressed an interest in an opportunity in New York. Sincerely yours, Max Fink, M.D. Professor of Psychiatry HF2kp enc. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence to: Freedman, Alfred M. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-023-6-548 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1969 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence