http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/e7e6d2a07398c78b0ea01ec26ce0a8a0.pdf 4b25af69243523f3c2587a46ac34bf70 PDF Text Text / 32f gé;;$fixf June 11, 1990 Layton McCurdy, M.D. American Board of Neurology & Psychiatry Institute of the Pennsylvania Hospital Street 111 N. 49 Philadelphia, PA 19139 Dear Dr. McCurdy, Like many of my peers, I am writing with regard to the proposed Qualification in Neurophysiology" which is considered for physicians qualified in Neurology. By excluding those qualified in Psychiatry, I believe that the Board is inadvertently excluding a large number of very qualified practitioners whose skills and interest in "Added electrophysiology complement those of their neurologic peers. referring to those psychiatrists with interests in quantitative EEG in assessing the effects of psychoactive drugs; those specializing in the analysis of sleep EEG recordings; and those interested in multi—lead EEG recordings in assessing patients with affective illness who may be candidates for anticonvulsant therapies. I am certified both in neurology psychiatry, my work in pharmaco-electroencephalography is clearly of little interest to my neurologic colleagues, but is central to a whole discipline in psychopharmacology and psychiatry. Similarly, the work of my associate, Wallace Mendelssohn in sleep studies, which is an important asset in our While I am and psychiatric assessments. Clinical psychiatry has undergone at least three major revolutions in my professional lifetime-— from the psychodynamic era in which I was trained at the William Alanson White Institute; to the era of psychopharmacology; then the excitement about neuroscience; and now the return to our interest in neuropsychiatry. By limiting the Iadded qualification’ to that small group of practitioners who meet the criteria for Neurology would be a disservice both to clinical practice and to research opportunities which are now unfolding. hope that the Board will see the wisdom of either not added qualification in neurophysiology to neurologists, or doing away with the added qualification in its entirety. I limiting the Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely yours, Max Fink, M.D. Professor of Psychiatry ABPN (P54) (N52) � 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: McCurdy, Layton Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-032-1-032 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1990 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