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was successful in receiving one of those grants and is the Dr. Natalie Rosen receives New Investigator
primary investigator on his project. His grant is is one of Award from CPA; receives fellowship
only three grants received by researchers from the Nova
Scotia Health Authority. Dr. Sherry Stewart and Dr. Rudolf Dr. Natalie Rosen, who is a psychologist cross-appointed
Uher, two other researchers in the department, were also in the Department of Psychiatry, was presented with
successful in receiving grants as co-investigator, on grants the New Investigator Award in the Health Psychology
with principal investigators outside the province. Section of the Canadian Psychological Association. This
is awarded to individuals that are early in their career
Subspecialty resident, Dr. Daljit Bhangoo, (i.e., have completed their PhD or post-doctoral work
within the previous 10 years) and have made a significant
receives CAGP award contribution to the field of health psychology. The award
Dr. Daljit Bhangoo received the Geriatric Psychiatry was presented to Dr. Rosen at the CPA conference on
Training Award from the Canadian Academy of Geriatric June 8, 2017.
Psychiatry (CAGP) based on his research project that
aims to determine how much academic exposure medical Dr. Rosen also applied for and was awarded awarded a
students and psychiatry residents get to older adult mental six-month fellowship from the Stellenbosch Institute for
health. The information collected may provide some Advanced Studies (STIAS), in Stellenbosch, South Africa.
insight into the career choices that future physicians make, She will develop a novel theoretical model to incorporate
especially if they are underexposed to seniors mental the cognitions, affect, and behaviours of both women with
health. The purpose of the award offered by the CAGP is vulvodynia and their partners, and how they contribute
to support the development and completion of a scholarly to the development and maintenance of this condition.
project during their training. Dr. Bhangoo will be presenting As a Clinical Psychologist specializing in the treatment of
at the CAGP meeting in Halifax October 2018. vulvodynia and female sexual dysfunction more generally,
she will also offer evidence-based lectures/workshops to
C&A physicians complete Royal College locally-based researchers and clinicians. Dr. Rosen will
Exams complete the fellowship from July to December 2018.
Drs. Ahmed Alwazeer and Selene Etches successfully
completed their Royal College child and adolescent
psychiatry exams.

Dr. Daljit Bhangoo accepting his award from the CAGP. Dr. Natalie Rosen

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