1	Meeting the Mental Health Needs of Children Kayla Pope, MD, JD Michael Houston, MD University of Maryland Dept of Psychiatry
2	Chronic Shortage of Care Demand for care continues to outpace work force Thirty-five states have less than 8 child and adolescent psychiatrists per 100,000 children and adolescents One hundred and ninety metropolitan counties with no child and adolescent psychiatrists Thomas and Holzer, JAACAP, May 2006
3	Choosing a Medical Specialty.. 93% Number of medical students who choose their specialty based on a role-model from that field encountered during medical school AMA Survey of Medical Students
4	Problem and Solutions… Medical students have limited access to child and adolescent psychiatrists during medical school training Need to increase awareness and access
5	Three Pronged Attack! Website Regional Organization Involvement Medical Center Participation
6	Website New and improved format- section dedicated to medical student needs Contact information for regional organizations and medical school faculty Information on involvement in AACAP
7	AACAP Medical Student Website Resources for Medical Students Child Psychiatry as a Career Child Psychiatry Training Fellowships and Electives for Medical Students Contacts and Resources in Your Community Become a Member of the AACAP Medical Student Special Interest Group Network (SIGN) Medical Student Guide to the 2006 Meeting Other Resources http://www.aacap.org/training/medRes/medStudents.htm
8	Regional Organizations Activities Grants- $600 available to any AACAP regional organization to sponsor a medical student activity Grants renewable
9	Medical School Involvement Medical school can serve as the conduit between students and the AACAP Regional Organization Improves access to local clinicians and researchers Refer students to AACAP resources
10	Collaboration with APA APA Special Interest Group Initiative PsychSIGN launched in 2006 Infrastructure to disseminate information
11	Resources for Psychiatry Medical Student Educators Contact information for clinicians interested in mentoring Materials for recruitment http://www.aacap.org/research/recruit.htm Funding for special interest group activities at your school
12	What Can We Do For You? ?