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Amchin, Jess David was born on December 12, 1955 in Middletown, New York, United States.
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Jess David Amchin
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Jess David Amchin, American Psychiatry educator. Diplomate American Board Psychiatry and Neurology, National Board Medical Examiners. Member american Psychiatric Association, Physicians for Social Responsibility, American Academy Psychiatry and the Law, Hastings Center, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi KappaPhi.
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Education
Bachelor in Neurobiology and Behavior, Cornell Univercity, 1978; Doctor of Medicine, Columbia University, 1982; Juris Doctor magna cum laude, U. Pittsburgh, 1991.
Career
Intern, Boston City Hospital, 1982-1983;
resident in psychiatry, New York Hospital, New York City, 1983-1986;
fellow in law, psychiatry and social policy, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh, 1986-1988;
assistant professor psychiatry, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh, since 1986;
member of faculty law and psychiatry program, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh, since 1986;
member of faculty psychiatric consultation-liaison program, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh, 1986-1991;
acting director, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh, 1988;
director, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh, 1989-1991;
member attending faculty schizophrenia module, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh, since 1991. Mental health University of Virginia, Charlottesville, summer, 1977. Summer intern Public Citizen Health Research Group, Washington, 1979.
Summer law associate Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, New York City, 1990. Lecturer, researcher, consultant, grant reviewer in field.
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Member american Psychiatric Association, Physicians for Social Responsibility, American Academy Psychiatry and the Law, Hastings Center, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi KappaPhi. M C.
