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Unless otherwise noted, blogs are authored by PRMS®. Through Fair American Insurance and Reinsurance Company (FAIRCO), Professional Risk Management Services® (PRMS) manages The Psychiatrists’ Program®, the professional liability insurance program for psychiatrists.  This was effective 10/1/2019. References to PRMS and its issuing carrier are accurate as of the published blog date. 

PRMS is proud to announce our first Refer a Colleague Double Donations month this March 2025 to express our gratitude for the mental health community and show our support for our clients. For every client referral received by PRMS between March 1 and 31, we will make a $100 donation – an increase of $50 from our usual amount – to the district branch or mental healthcare organi ...

As part of PRMS’ ongoing commitment to behavioral health, we invited Dr. Sahil Kapoor, Member of the Indo-American Psychiatric Association (IAPA) and second year psychiatry resident at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ Baptist Health residency training program, to be featured as a guest blogger this month. Dr. Kapoor shares more about his research on the stigma i ...

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In keeping with PRMS’ mission to support the greater behavioral health community, we invited Vasudev Makhija, MD, DLFAPA, founder and president of the South Asian Mental Health Initiative and Network (SAMHIN), and a past president of the New Jersey Psychiatric Association (NJPA), to share more about SAMHIN and its future plans. PRMS is proud to support SAMHIN’s mission to suppo ...

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In keeping with PRMS’ mission to support the greater behavioral health community, we invited Vasudev Makhija, MD, DLFAPA, founder and president of the South Asian Mental Health Initiative and Network (SAMHIN), and a past president of the New Jersey Psychiatric Association (NJPA), to share more about SAMHIN’s current projects. PRMS is proud to support SAMHIN’s mission to support ...

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As part of PRMS’ ongoing commitment to behavioral health, we invited Addiction and General Psychiatrist and Obesity Medicine Specialist, Dr. Poorvanshi Alag, DABOM, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Texas Tech University’s Health Sciences Center, as well as Child and Adolescent and Forensic Psychiatrist, Dr. Sarah Mallard Wakefield, Chair and Professor i ...

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Our PRMS Risk Managers frequently share their expertise by contributing articles to clinical journals, including the Innovations in Clinical Neuroscience (ICNS) digital journal, throughout the year. Read an excerpt by PRMS Director of Risk Management, Donna Vanderpool, MBA, JD, from ICNS’ article, “Risk Management: Artificial Intelligence in Clinical Practice.”Question I’ve rea ...

As part of PRMS’ ongoing commitment to behavioral health, we invited Mississippi Psychiatric Association member, Dr. Jody Morgan, who serves as University of Mississippi Medical Center Chief Operations Officer, Specialty Services, and Jackson Free Clinic Executive Board Chair in Jackson, to be featured as a guest blogger this month. Dr. Morgan reflects on the impact the PRMS Pa ...

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As part of PRMS’ ongoing efforts to support the behavioral healthcare community and promote the organizations that work towards this mission, we are pleased to highlight the Mississippi Psychiatric Association (MPA) and MPA member, Dr. Tyler Menzies, DO, MS, PGY-2 psychiatry resident in the Mississippi State Hospital Psychiatry Residency Program, as our featured guest blogger. ...

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*This piece is republished from Insight Matters, the quarterly newsletter of the Ohio Psychiatric Physicians Society, Fall 2024 issue. As part of our ongoing commitment to behavioral health, PRMS is pleased to feature as a guest blogger this month the Ohio Psychiatric Physicians Association (OPPA) in honor of the organization’s 75th anniversary in 2025. Celebrating OPPA’s 75th ...

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As part of PRMS’ ongoing commitment to support mental healthcare and in the spirit of giving, we are pleased to announce our annual #GivingTuesdaysupport of three organizations working to improve mental health and wellbeing in communities across the country. This year, PRMS is proud to support Free2Talk, Given an Hour, and Child Mind Institute – each organization recognizes th ...

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