http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/31969d5b591466abeb428fea254b3f4c.pdf e4afe5776670c3e45537b223973bc8a5 PDF Text Text January 24, 1991 Dominick P. Purpura, M.D., Dean Albert Einstein College of Medicine 1300 Morris Park Avenue Bronx NY 10461 Dear Dr. Purpura, with pleasure that | write this letter in support of the appointment of Dr. Bertrand the rank of Visiting Professor of Psychiatry. Winsberg to It is first met Bert in the mid-19703 when he joined the faculty of the Long Island Research Institute, a state supported facility of the Department of Psychiatry. His work in Child Psychiatry was a central teaching unit of our residency training program. My contacts with Bert were in two arenas -- the administrative meetings of the senior faculty of the Department, and in his psychopharmacologic research. I Bert was an active and thoughtful member of our faculty, who provided reasoned judgement on issues of concern. He ’fought’ actively to develop a child psychiatry fellowship program, and was enthusiastic about both the clinical research and teaching activities of the Department. think he was sorely disappointed that we were unable to convince the hospital administration to open an in—patient child/adolescent unit. I His research was mainly psychopharmacologic. When was interested in the pharmacology of a new entity, mianserin, he studied its pharmacology and pharmacodynamics in children and adolescents. He provided a much needed complement to our own studies in adults. His studies of methylphenidate were also illuminating. I Bert left Stony Brook in the mass exodus following the decision by New York State no longer to support the scientists of the Long Island Research Institute. He was well liked and we were disappointed when no other funding was available. Bert is a friendly, enthusiastic, energetic man, with a keen interest in clinical He has specialized skills in child psychiatry and psychopharmacology. He is an able psychiatry. teacher and a dogged supporter of his staff. His administrative skills are reflected in his creation and maintenance of a Child Psychiatry Program when none existed before. He trained a skilled staff, and encouraged young researchers to develop careers in child psychiatry. l consider Bert a leader in clinical psychiatry and am delighted to recommend him, without reservation, for appointment as Visiting Professor of Psychiatry. 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: Purpura, Dominick P. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-032-2-071 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1991 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