Estherina Shems

Background

Shems, Estherina was born on April 15, 1932 in Tel Aviv, Israel. Daughter of Aaron and Rachel (Yehuda) Shems. came to the United States, 1950.

Education

Bachelor of Science cum laude, Lynchburg College, 1954; Doctor of Medicine, Woman's Medical College Pennsylvania, 1958.

Career

Rotating intern, Lankenau Hospital, Philadelphia, 1958-1959; fellow in adult psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1960-1963; child psychiatry affiliate, Child Study Center Philadelphia, 1961-1963; child psychiatry affiliate, Irving Schwartz Institute for Children and Youth, 1964-1966; various staff, administrative positions Philadelphia Psychiatric Center, Irving Schwartz Institute for Children and Youth, Philadelphia, 1964-1981; assistant instructor, department psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania School Medicine, Philadelphia, 1962-1963; clinical associate in psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania School Medicine, Philadelphia, 1979-1981; consultant early intervention programs, Community Council for Mental Health/Mental Retardation, Inc., Philadelphia, since 1981. Numerous consultant and teaching positions in field including invited lecturer, Institute of Pediatrics Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China.

Achievements

• Estherina Shems has been listed as a noteworthy Psychiatrist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Orthopsychiat. Association, College Physicians Philadelphia. Member Medical Women's International Association (United States delegate and session co-chairman XIX International Congress 1984, XX International Congress 1987, XXII Congress 1995, member science research committee since 1990, national coordinator for United States of America since 1992), American Psychiatric Association (life), American Medical Women's Association (life, member Executive Committee, board directors 1986-1988, 92-, councilor of organization 1986-1988, member various committees and taskforces since 1970), Psychiatric Physicians Pennsylvania, Phi Kappa Phi, Chi Beta Phi(various offices), others.

Interests

• Avocations: travel, photography, music, reading.

Connections

Married Donald L. Schotland, January 11, 1976.

Father:

Aaron Shems

Mother:

Rachel (Yehuda) Shems

Spouse:

Donald L. Schotland