The Third Annual MFP Intensive Winter Institute (IWI) convened from January 23–27, 2008 at the Waikiki Beach Marriot Resort & Spa in Honolulu, Hawai‘i. Due to the location, many may assume that Fellows had a trip filled with fun in the sun, however, in traditional IWI fashion, our days were packed with informative, enlightening presentations and activities.

June 13, 2008

June 27, 2008

The hotel at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada hosted the 5th Annual Intensive Summer Institute (ISI) August 1 – 4, 2008. This year’s theme was “Collaborations and Conversations: Translations of Science to Service in Local and Global Communities.” Once again, the ISI convened by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) Minority Fellowship Program (MFP) at the American Nurses Association (ANA) was a success.

The conference was sponsored by the World Psychiatric Association (WPA) and took place at the Prague Conference Center. The six day conference, entitled: “Science and Humanism: For a Person-Centered Psychiatry” included speakers representing more than 50 countries from North and South America, Asia, Africa, Australia, and Europe. More than 6000 mental health professionals attended sessions that addressed neuropsychiatric care, suicide, genetics, person-centered care, mental health and HIV/AIDS, the use of psychotherapy, and global mental health issues pertaining to natural disasters, trauma, and war to name a few.