http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/f40b0c1cbac093201d5f062cef5e032e.pdf d395559fd43b1637b5e50ea8ab32f718 PDF Text Text October 9, 1986 Prakash N. Desai, M. D. iilinois Psychiatric Society 20 North Michigan Avenue Suite 700 Chicago, Il 60602 Dear Dr. Desai, lam pleased to submit this letter of recommendation for Fellowship in the American Psychiatric Association on behalf of Professor Michael A. Taylor, whom i have known for almost two decades. 1 first met Mickey when he was a resident at New York Medical College. Among a group of outstanding students, he was already an independent thinker and careful worker. He designed and carried out research for which he was awarded the prestigious A.E.Bennett award of the Sosiety of Biological Psychiatry. After a tour in the 0.5. Navy, where he also published important clinical research studies, he returned to join our faculty at Stony Brook. He took over a standard state hospital ward and within a year, it was an outstanding study and research unit. He was rapidly promoted to Associate Professor and then was invited to Chicago, where he became Professor and Chairman. h research, he is an outstanding clinician and phenomenologist. He and his associate, Richard Abrams have led a reassessment of the genetic and familial contributions to clinical phenomenology; the classification of schizophrenia and catatonia; and the neuropsychological consequences of subtle brain damage, both generalized and iocalized. Their independent thinking and data-based studies are outstanding. in teaching, his texts are excellent. Both his Neurgpgychiatric Mental Status Examination and General figspital Psychiafl are innovative and important texts, widely used in teaching psychiatric residents. He is an oustandlng lecturer. As for his administrative abilities, these are also excellent. i watched the of the development teaching unit at the Central Islip Psychiatric Center. 1 have visited the units in Chicago. And, lam amazed by the continued productivity of his students and associates. lean think of few psychiatrists in the [1.5. who match Mickey's talents as a clinician, researcher, and teacher, and i recommend him heartin for fellowship. Sincerely yours, Max Fink, MD. Professor of Psychiatry � 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: Desai, Prakash N. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-030-7-212 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1986 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