TY - JOUR
T1 - The association of American Medical Colleges and the association of Medical School Psychologists
T2 - Finding psychology's place in academic medicine
AU - Hong, Barry A.
AU - Leventhal, Gerald
AU - Seime, Richard J.
PY - 2005/9
Y1 - 2005/9
N2 - This paper highlights the role of the Association of Medical School Psychologists (AMSP) as a bridge between academic medicine and psychology. AMSP's affiliation with Division 12 of the American Psychological Association is discussed, but the primary focus is AMSP's affiliation with the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) and the AAMC's Council of Academic Societies (CAS). The history, structure, activities, and goals of AAMC and CAS are examined. AMSP's affiliation with AAMC is important for psychologists in medical schools and academic medical centers, and for psychology in general, because AAMC is the major voice of academic medicine in the US. AAMC activities affect medical education at all levels, as well as research and health services at academic medical centers, and health care policy at the national level. AMSP's dual affiliation with AAMC's CAS and APA's Society of Clinical Psychology will increase psychology's visibility and influence in academic medical centers and enhance the two-way flow of ideas and information between academic medicine and psychology.
AB - This paper highlights the role of the Association of Medical School Psychologists (AMSP) as a bridge between academic medicine and psychology. AMSP's affiliation with Division 12 of the American Psychological Association is discussed, but the primary focus is AMSP's affiliation with the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) and the AAMC's Council of Academic Societies (CAS). The history, structure, activities, and goals of AAMC and CAS are examined. AMSP's affiliation with AAMC is important for psychologists in medical schools and academic medical centers, and for psychology in general, because AAMC is the major voice of academic medicine in the US. AAMC activities affect medical education at all levels, as well as research and health services at academic medical centers, and health care policy at the national level. AMSP's dual affiliation with AAMC's CAS and APA's Society of Clinical Psychology will increase psychology's visibility and influence in academic medical centers and enhance the two-way flow of ideas and information between academic medicine and psychology.
KW - Medical colleges
KW - Medical school psychologists
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=23144448543&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s10880-005-5743-6
DO - 10.1007/s10880-005-5743-6
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:23144448543
SN - 1068-9583
VL - 12
SP - 247
EP - 256
JO - Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings
JF - Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings
IS - 3
ER -