Educators

Philip O. Ozuah, M.D., Ph.D., serves as Professor and University Chairman of the Departments of Pediatricsat the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center, and Physician-in-Chief of The Children's Hospital at Montefiore.

Dr. Ozuah joined the faculty of the department of pediatrics at Einstein/Montefiore in 1992 and served as Director of the Residency Training Program in Social Pediatrics from 1999 to 2005. In 2002, he was appointed Vice Chairman for Clinical and Educational Affairs of the Department of Pediatrics at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center, and in 2003 he was promoted to the rank of Professor of Pediatrics and Family Medicine and Community Health. In 2005, he was appointed Interim University Chairman of the Departments of Pediatrics at both the College and Montefiore.

Dr. Ozuah's background includes a Medical Degree from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria; a rotating internship at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital; a Masters Degree in Education from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles; and a PhD in Educational Leadership and Administration from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He served his Pediatric Internship and Residency at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center, and his Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Medical Education at the University of Southern California, School of Medicine, Los Angeles.

Dr. Ozuah's research has been focused on environmental exposures and medical education, and has been funded by the NIH, the Health Resources and Services Administration of DHHS, and many private foundations. His bibliography includes more than 110 publications in peer-reviewed journals and books, 200 published abstracts, and more than 250 presentations at national and international scientific meetings. He serves on the Editorial Board of the Journal "Ambulatory Pediatrics", is a reviewer for a variety of pediatric and environmental health journals, has been appointed to NIH Special Emphasis Panels on Education, and is currently a member of the NIH Study Section of Masters in Clinical Research Training Grants.

He has been the recipient of all the prestigious teaching awards offered by the Albert Einstein College of Medicine as well as its university department of pediatrics, including the William Obrinsky Award for Excellence in Student Teaching, the Lewis M. Fraad Award for Excellence in Resident Teaching, the Harry Gordon Award for Outstanding Clinical Teaching, the Samuel Rosen Award for Outstanding Teaching in the Clinical Curriculum, Leo M. Davidoff Society induction for Outstanding Achievement in Teaching, and induction as a faculty member into Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. On a national level, the Ambulatory Pediatric Association recognized him in 2004 with its Outstanding Teaching Award and the Ray E. Helfer Award for Innovation in Pediatric Education. He was also the recipient of the APA's Helfer Award in 2003.

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The following is written by and according to the U.S. Department of Labor and particular to the job outlook for psychologists. Faster-than-average employment growth is expected for psychologists. Job prospects should be the best for people who have a doctoral degree from a leading university in an applied specialty, such as counseling or health, and those with a specialist or doctoral degree in school psychology. Master's degree holders in fields other than industrial-organizational psychology will face keen competition. Opportunities will be limited for bachelor's degree holders. Employment change.Employment of psychologists is expected to grow 15 percent from 2006 to 2016, faster than the average for all occupations. Employment will grow because of increased demand for psychological services in schools, hospitals, social service agencies, mental health centers, substance abuse treatment clinics, consulting firms, and private companies. Employment growth will vary by specialty. Growing awareness of how students' mental health and behavioral problems, such as bullying, affect learning will increase demand for school psychologists to offer student counseling and mental health services. The rise in health care costs associated with unhealthy lifestyles, such as smoking, alcoholism, and obesity, has made prevention and treatment more critical. An increase in the number of employee assistance programs, which help workers deal with personal problems, also should lead to employment growth for clinical and counseling specialties. Clinical and counseling psychologists also will be needed to help people deal with depression and other mental disorders, marriage and family problems, job stress, and addiction. The growing number of elderly will increase the demand for psychologists trained in geropsychology to help people deal with the mental and physical changes that occur as individuals grow older. There also will be increased need for psychologists to work with returning veterans. Industrial-organizational psychologists also will be in demand to help to boost worker productivity and retention rates in a wide range of businesses. Industrial-organizational psychologists will help companies deal with issues such as workplace diversity and antidiscrimination policies. Companies also will use psychologists' expertise in survey design, analysis, and research to develop tools for marketing evaluation and statistical analysis. Job prospects. Job prospects should be the best for people who have a doctoral degree from a leading university in an applied specialty, such as counseling or health, and those with a specialist or doctoral degree in school psychology. Psychologists with extensive training in quantitative research methods and computer science may have a competitive edge over applicants without such background. Master's degree holders in fields other than industrial-organizational psychology will face keen competition for jobs because of the limited number of positions that require only a master's degree. Master's degree holders may find jobs as psychological assistants or counselors, providing mental health services under the direct supervision of a licensed psychologist. Still others may find jobs involving research and data collection and analysis in universities, government, or private companies. Opportunities directly related to psychology will be limited for bachelor's degree holders. Some may find jobs as assistants in rehabilitation centers or in other jobs involving data collection and analysis. Those who meet State certification requirements may become high school psychology teachers. Projections data from the National Employment Matrix

* Employment, 2006 166,000 * Projected employment, 2016, 191,000 * Change, 2006-16 in number 25,000 * Change, 2006-16 in percentage 16 For the source and more detailed information concerning your request, click on the related links section (U.S. Department of Labor) indicated directly below this answer section.