Faculty - ROBERT N. AVERBUCH, M.D.
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Education
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Teaching Experience
Professional Experience
Honors and Awards
Volunteer Activities
Publications
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Governance and Service
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Robert N. Averbuch, M.D. Assistant Professor University of Florida, Department of Psychiatry Place of Birth: Bayside, New York Gainesville, FL 32610 Office Phone: (352) 392-8013 E Mail: averbuch@ufl.edu |
Education:
Master Educator's Fellowship (Masters in Medical Education), 1/07-6/08: University of Florida, COM, Office of Faculty Development, Gainesville, Florida
Interactive Media Production (24 credit hour certificate), 8/04- 4/05: Santa Fe Community College, Gainesville, Florida
Fellowship in Forensic Psychiatry, 7/99-6/00: University of Florida, Department of Psychiatry, Gainesville, Florida
Chief Resident, Psychiatry, 7/98-6/99: University of Florida, Department of Psychiatry, Gainesville, Florida
Internship/Psychiatry Residency, 7/95-6/98: University of Florida, Department of Psychiatry, Gainesville, Florida
Degree: M.D., 8/91-5/95: University of Florida, COM, Gainesville, Florida
Degree, B.S. in Psychology, Graduate Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 8/87-5/91: Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
Certification and Licensure:
- Licensed Physician (MD), State of Florida, 1996-Present (active)
- Licensed Physician (MD), State of Georgia, 2000-2002 (currently inactive)
- Board Certification in General Psychiatry (ABPN), 10/00- Present
- Board Certification in Forensic Psychiatry (ABPN), 7/01- Present
- DEA Licensed, 1996-Present
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certified
Professional Experience:
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Florida, Department of Psychiatry, 7/00- Present
Associate Director of Residency Training, University of Florida, Department of Psychiatry, 11/00- Present
Director, Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Services, UF & Shands, University of Florida, 1/02-Present
Clinical Director and Faculty Supervisor, Helping Hands Clinic- Provides Psychiatric Outreach Services to Gainesville Community, 7/00- Present
Medical Director, DMDA, Gainesville Chapter, 8/00-7/02
Psychiatric Consultant to North Florida Evaluation and Treatment Center, 7/99-6/00
Teaching Experience:
Undergraduate
Faculty Course Director, Introduction to the Professions of Medicine (MEL 4011), University of Florida, 11/08- Present
Faculty Course Director, Physician Shadowing (MEL 4012), University of Florida, 11/08- Present
Faculty Course Director, Introduction to Psychiatry (submitted for Fall semester, 2009), University of Florida
Course Director, Addictive and Psychiatric Behaviors, Department of Counselor Education, University of Florida, Spring Semester, 2004
Medical Education
Course Director: Human Behavior, Introduction to Psychiatry, University of Florida College of Medicine, 8/04- Present
Clerkship Director: Clinical Clerkship in Psychiatry, University of Florida College of Medicine, 5/05- Present
Faculty Advisor, Psychiatry Interest Group (PIG), University of Florida, 5/04- Present
Medical Student Advisor, University of Florida, COM, 7/06- Present
Course Director, Psychiatry Outpatient Clinics- MS4 Elective, University of Florida COM, 7/05- Present
Lecturer, Internship 101, University of Florida, COM5/09, 5/08
Small Group Leader, Essentials of Patient Care (EPC 1, II), University of Florida College of Medicine, 10/00- Present
Small Group Leader, Keeping Families Healthy (KFH), University of Florida College of Medicine, 8/01- 5/03
Post-Graduate Level (Residency)
Division Chief, Medical Education, University of Florida, Department of Psychiatry, 12/07- Present
Interim Associate Chair for Education and Division Chief, University of Florida, Department of Psychiatry, 7/07- 12/07
Associate Director of Residency Training, University of Florida, Department of Psychiatry, 11/00-Present
PG2 Year Coordinator/Advisor, University of Florida, Psychiatry Residency Program, 5/08-Present
Workshop Facilitator, Residents as Educators Program: Fall 2007, Spring 2008
Course Director/Instructor: PGY1 Introduction to Psychopharmacology Course, 7/00- Present
Course Director: Psychiatry Residency In-Service Examination Review Course (PRITE Review), Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida, 1/04- 5/08
Instructor/Participant in Outpatient Psychiatry Case Conference Series, 8/01-Present
Supervisor of Psychiatry Residents/ Forensic Fellows, Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida, 7/00- Present
Other Teaching Experience
Expert Witness, Advanced Trial Advocacy Program, University of Florida Levin College of Law, May 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2008
Expert Witness, Gerald T. Bennett Prosecutor/Public Defender Trial Training Program, University of Florida Levin College of Law, 8/02, 8/03
Honors and Awards:
FACULTY AWARDS
Teacher of the Year in Basic Science (Golden Apple Award), University of Florida College of Medicine, 2008-2009
Inductee, Society of Teaching Scholars, University of Florida, College of Medicine, Spring 2009
Exemplary Teacher Award, University of Florida, College of Medicine, 2008-09, 2007-08, 2006-07, 2005-06
Teacher of the Year, Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida, 5/05
Chairman's Distinguished Service Award, Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida, 2002-2003
Class Advisor, COM Class of 2009, University of Florida, 2008-2009
Class Advisor, COM Class of 2008, University of Florida, 2007-2008
One faculty member is selected by each class to represent them in a variety of graduation-year activities, including commencement ceremonies
RESIDENT AWARDS, University of Florida
Outstanding Teaching Resident, University of Florida College of Medicine, 7/95-6/96
Top Score on Residency Inservice Examination (PRITE), Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida, 1999 (Top 99th Percentile PRITE scores, 1997-1999)
Janssen Clinical Scholar to the U.S. Psychiatric and Mental Health Congress, 1999, 1998
Selected to attend the Emory Psychiatry Residents’ Symposium: “Advances in Mood Disorders and Schizophrenia”, Palm Beach, FL, September 1997
UNDERGRADUATE HONORS/AWARDS, Emory University
Graduate Summa Cum Laude , 1991
Phi Beta Kappa Inductee, 1991
Honors Program, 1990-91
Dean's List five of six semesters, 1988-1991
Psi Chi National Honors Society in Psychology, 1988-1991
Volunteer Activities:
Clinical Director and Faculty Supervisor, Helping Hands Clinic Provides Psychiatric Outreach Services to Gainesville Community, 7/00- Present
Guest Speaker, Update on Depression- Knowing When to Seek Help, Holy Faith Catholic Church, Gainesville, FL, 5/09
Faculty Supervisor, Equal Access Clinic
Student-run, Community-based Outreach Clinic in Gainesville, 7/00- 6/01, 2/04, 7/04, 2/04, 1/06- 6/06, 8/06, 9/06, 11/06
Participant, NAMI (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill) Annual Walk, 4/09
Medical Director and Group Facilitator, DMDA (Depressive and Manic Depressive Association), Gainesville Chapter, 8/00-7/02
Presenter and Screener for Anxiety Disorders Screening Day, McKnight Brain Institute, May 2, 2001
Publications:
Averbuch RN. Maximizing Multimedia: Optimal Use of Video Clips to Teach Psychiatry. ADMSEP Bulletin (Association of Directors of Medical Student Education In Psychiatry), Spring 2009
Bailey JA, Averbuch RN, Gold MS. (2009) Cosmetic psychiatry: from Viagra to MPH. Directions in Psychiatry, 29(1):1-13.
Gold MS, Averbuch RN. (2009) Ethno-psychopharmacology in an Ethnocentric Society. A review of: Ethno-psychopharmacology: Advances in current practice. PsycCRITIQUES 54(9).
Averbuch R, Gold MS. Prescribing in the Era of Black Box Hysteria. Transference, Florida Psychiatric Society; Fall, 2008
Averbuch R. Understanding P450 Drug Interactions in Psychiatry. Resident Reporter, APA Annual Meeting, 1997.
Submitted:
Averbuch RN, Hobbs JA. Resident Small Group Leaders Invigorate Learning for First-Year Medical Students in a Human Behavior Course. Submitted to Academic Psychiatry for special issue: Residents as Teachers; June 1, 2009
Christensen RC, Averbuch RN. The Use of Duloxetine in Chronic Bulimia Nervosa. Submitted to Psychiatry 2009 as Letter to the Editor; June 9, 2009
Wadsworth C, Averbuch RN, Allen WL, Gold MS, Hobbs JA. Resident Teachers, Online Medical Education, and the Law. Submitted to Academic Psychiatry
Bhatt Jain V, Averbuch RN, Hobbs JA. Crossword Puzzles enliven Psychiatry Resident and Medical Student Teaching and Promote Active Learning. Submitted to Academic Psychiatry for special issue: Residents as Teachers; June 1, 2009
Presentations:
NATIONAL
Averbuch, R, Garvan, C. "It Works! Teaching Psychiatry with Videos Enhances Long Term Retention," Plenary Session "Research in Medical Education", 35th Annual Meeting of ADMSEP (Association of Directors of Medical Student Education in Psychiatry), Portsmouth, NH, June 19, 2009
Averbuch, R. "More Bang per Byte: Optimize Your Teaching with Video," Workshop, 35th Annual Meeting of ADMSEP (Association of Directors of Medical Student Education in Psychiatry), Portsmouth, NH, June 20, 2009
Averbuch, R. "What Works: 10 Steps to Boost Your Course or Clerkship Ratings and Improve Attendance," Workshop, 35th Annual Meeting of ADMSEP (Association of Directors of Medical Student Education in Psychiatry), Portsmouth, NH, June 20, 2009
Benjamin, S, Averbuch, R, Boland, R, Luo, J, Chauhan, M. "Teaching With Technology" Workshop 1.13, 38th Annual Meeting of AADPRT (American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training), Tucson, AZ, March 13, 2009
Averbuch, R. "From Basic Science to Must See TV; Taking an Introductory Psychiatry Course to the Next Level" Poster session, 38th Annual Meeting of AADPRT (American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training), Tucson, AZ, March 13, 2009
Averbuch R, Garvan C, "Addition of Audiovisual Illustrative Clips to Lecture Enhances Long-Term Retention of Subject Material" Poster Presentation, 2008 Annual Meeting of AAMC, RIME- Research in Medical Education group, San Antonio, TX, November 3, 2008
Averbuch R, Gold MS. "An Innovative Addictions Curriculum Improves Ratings on a Psychiatry Clerkship" Poster Presentation, 2008 Annual Meeting of the AAP (Association for Academic Psychiatry), Santa Fe, NM, September 26, 2008
Averbuch R, Garvan C. "Addition of Video Clips to Psychiatry Lectures Enhances Long-Term Retention and Improves Attitudes about Learning," Poster session (awarded Honorable Mention), 2008 Annual Meeting of the AAP (Association for Academic Psychiatry), Santa Fe, NM, September 26, 2008
Averbuch R, Garvan C. "Do Audiovisual Clips Enhance Retention of Lecture Material and Improve Attitudes about Learning?" Oral Presentation; 2008 Annual Meeting of the SGEA (Southern Group on Educational Affair) of the AAMC, Nashville, TN, April 4, 2008
Averbuch R. "Teaching Drugs of Abuse and DSMIV", Oral presentation for the Southern Coastal Conference, Jekyll Island, GA, March, 2004
Invited Panelist for Tufts Health Care Institute Distance Learning Consortium. Boston, MA, March, 2003
Submitted:
Hobbs JA, Averbuch RN, "Do Duty hour limits threaten the development of academic physicians?", Workshop, submitted for 2010 ACGME Annual Educational Conference, Nashville, Tenn, March 4-7, 2010
STATE
Averbuch R. "Use of Antidepressants in Combination with Therapy," Center for Group Counseling, Boca Raton, FL, April 4, 2004
Averbuch R. "Prescribing Psychotropics with Therapy," Center for Group Counseling, Boca Raton, FL, April 3, 2003
Averbuch R. "Medication Management of Depression and Anxiety," Center for Group Counseling, Boca Raton, FL, April, 2001
Invited Panelist at Florida Expert Colloquium for Medication Best Practices in Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia, 1/21/05- 1/23/05, Tampa, FL
LOCAL
Averbuch R. "Management of Common Psychiatric Problems in the Primary Care Setting," Presentation for Internship 101 Lecture Series, University of Florida, COM, May 4, 2009
Averbuch R. "Management of Acute Psychosis", Presentation for Internship 101 Lecture Series, University of Florida, COM, 5/09, 5/08
Averbuch R. "Sleep Disorders in Psychiatry" Oral Presentation to Sleep Disorders Fellowship Program Noon Lecture Series, Internal Medicine, University of Florida, COM, May 12, 2008
Averbuch R. "Audiovisual Clips Enhance Retention of Lecture Material and Improve Learning Attitudes"; Oral Presentation for Medical Education Week, University of Florida, COM, April 23, 2008
Solomon L, Averbuch R. "Why I Went into Psychiatry", presentation to Psychiatry Interest Group, University of Florida, COM, 11/15/07
Averbuch R. "Fact vs. Fiction: Dispelling the Myths", presentation for Psychiatry Interest Group, University of Florida, COM, 10/8/07
Invited Panelist "Should Psychologists Prescribe?" Lunch Conference for Health Care Issues Day, University of Florida, COM, 4/12/06
Averbuch R. "Essential Psychopharmacology", 10-week seminar for PGY1 residents, 7/00-present
Greer R, Werner T, Averbuch, R. "Update on Forensic Psychiatry," Psychiatry Grand Rounds, University of Florida, COM, April, 2001
Professional Affiliations:
American Association for Technology in Psychiatry, 2009-present
Association for Academic Psychiatry (AAP), 2008-present
Association of Directors of Medical Student Education in Psychiatry (ADMSEP), 2005-present
American Association of Directors of Psychiatry Residency Training (AADPRT), 2001-present
American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, 1999-present
American Psychiatric Association, 1994-present
Florida Psychiatric Society, 1995-present
American Medical Association, 1991-present
Governance and Service:
COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
Academic Status Committee full voting member (5/09-Present), University of Florida, College of Medicine (formerly ex-officio member 7/05- 5/09).
Class Advisor, University of Florida COM Class of 2009, University of Florida COM, 2008-2009
Evaluation Subcommittee of the Curriculum Committee, University of Florida, College of Medicine, 9/08-Present
Class Advisor, University of Florida COM Class of 2008, University of Florida, 2007-2008
Curriculum Committee, University of Florida, College of Medicine, 7/06- Present
Clerkship Directors' Committee, University of Florida, College of Medicine, 5/05-Present
Course Directors' Committee, University of Florida, College of Medicine, 8/04-Present
Faculty Advisor, Psychiatry Interest Group (PIG), University of Florida, College of Medicine, 5/04- Present
DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY
Division Chief, Medical Education, University of Florida, Department of Psychiatry, 12/07- Present
Interim Associate Chair for Education, University of Florida, Department of Psychiatry, 7/07- Present
Residency Policy Executive Committee (RPEC), Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida, 2002-2006
Medicare Charting, Documentation, and Compliance Committee, Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida, 1998-99
RESIDENCY TRAINING IN PSYCHIATRY
Associate Director of Residency Training, University of Florida, Department of Psychiatry, 11/00- Present
PG2 Year Coordinator/Advisor, University of Florida, Psychiatry Residency Training Program, 5/08-Present
RSA (Resident Scholarly Activity) Planning Committee, University of Florida, Psychiatry Residency Training Program, 5/08-Present
Assistant Chair of Residency Graduate Education Committee (GEC), 2001-Present
Principal Author, Residency Policies and Procedures Manual, Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida, 6/03
SHANDS AND THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
Clinical Director, Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Services, University of Florida & Shands, University of Florida, 1/02-Present
Clinical Operations Committee, FGP (Faculty Group Practice) and Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida, 1/02-Present
Faculty Council, Psychiatry Departmental Representative, University of Florida College of Medicine, 2001-2003
Principal Author, Policies and Procedures Manual for Outpatient Psychiatric Services, University of Florida & Shands, University of Florida, 5/02