I feel truly honored and humbled to receive the “Resident Recognition Award” from none other than THE AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION (APA)
This award is presented annually to outstanding psychiatry residents or fellows who exemplifies one or more APA values:
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Compassion, as evidenced by exemplary patient care and/or compassion to colleagues and in the workplace.
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Leadership, as evidenced by leadership roles in individual residency programs, at the District Branch level, and/or at the national level
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Community service on the local or national level.
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Political action on behalf of their patients, profession, and/or community.
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Clinical excellence, as evidenced by exemplary patient care.
Quoting Dr. Mayekar as his words articulately represent what I want to convey, "I can confidently say, that the biggest reason for why I’m here — is my attitude. I took every opportunity that came my way, and never allowed my circumstances to shake my faith. I dreamed; dreamed big and believed with unwavering faith that I WOULD MAKE IT. There was no bitterness, only love and positivity and that’s my advice — you can achieve absolutely anything, if you only keep your eyes on the dream and not let anything in your present shake your faith — it’s all yours to achieve.”