Dr. Kathleen Isaac: Mental Health and Medical Residents, Part 2

<div class="gs"> <div class=""> <div id=":aw0" class="ii gt"> <div id=":avz" class="a3s aiL"> <div dir="ltr"> <div class="gmail_default"> <p class="MsoNormal">Dr. Kathleen <span class="il">Isaac</span> is a licensed Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Assistant Professor at NYU Langone Health. As a Haitian-American, cis-gender female, she directs the Medical Student and House Staff Mental Health program, which provides individual, couples, and group psychotherapy to medical students, residents, and fellows. She also has a part-time private practice focused on serving BIPOC and LGBTQ+ clients with integrative treatment approaches, where she specializes in trauma, health psychology, and cultural issues. Dr. <span class="il">Isaac</span> also is an adjunct lecturer in the City College of New York’s doctoral program in clinical psychology where she teaches an advanced practicum on intersectional therapy and a Group Psychotherapy course. She has been featured on multiple media platforms, including NBC and the New York Times. Recently, she has published in the journal <em>Psychiatry Annals </em>and in a book chapter dealing with <em>Her Clients’ Racial Identity Development During the Pandemic and the Black Lives Matter Movement.</em></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p class="MsoNormal">The following items were discussed in Part 2: whether NYU offers any standardized screening to identify residents who may be struggling with mental health and burnout concerns; if NYU has a mentorship program for residents; kinds of differences that may occur in the types of pressures and challenges that may arise depending on the medical specialty; cultivating resilience to increase an ability to cope with various everyday pressures; and enhancing self-management skills in self-monitoring, recognizing, and reporting symptoms of any mental health problems.</p> <p> </p>