BETTINA BERNSTEIN, DO
Department of Psychiatric Medicine
Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatric Medicine

Courses

Psychiatric medicine

Research

Empathy and cultural sensitivity

Awards

3rd place award: “Empathy and Professionalism in Medical Student Education: What is the Evidence?” April 8, 2016 American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM), Washington, DC

Publications and Presentations

• 2017: The 5-Minute Clinical Consult: Anxiety Algorithm, Wolters Kluwer Health, Philadelphia, PA. in process of submission.
• 2016: Dale Aaron Peeples, M.D.; Anthony Guerrero; Bettina Bernstein; Jeffrey Hunt; Say How Ong; Cynthia Santos; Sandra Sexson; Norbert Skokauskas. Comparing and contrasting the use of problem based learning in child and adolescent psychiatry programs". In Process of Submission to Academic Psychiatry.
• 2015: "Supplements, Diets and Other Complementary and Alternative Interventions in Adolescent Mental Health", Adolescent Psychiatry, Vol. 5, No. 2, pgs 73-83, Bentham Science Publishers, United Arab Emirates.
• 2015: Internet peer-reviewed publications www.webmd.com (emedicine) “Anorexia Nervosa, Antidepressants and Depression in Children, Bipolar Disorder, Childhood Disintegration Syndrome, Conduct Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Mathematics/Writing Based Learning Disorders, Pervasive Developmental Disorder, Rett’s Disorder, School Refusal, Selective Mutism, Separation Anxiety and Tourette’s Syndrome”.
• 2013: Evidence of Declining Empathy in Third Year Osteopathic Medical Students, International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine, Vol 17, No 1, pgs 22-27, Elsevier Publishers.
• 2011: Pediatric Bipolar Disorder, Adolescent Psychiatry, Vol. 1, No 4, pgs. 313-320, Bentham Science Publishers, United Arab Emirates.

• 2016 Presenter, “Empathy and Professionalism in Medical Student Education: What is the Evidence?” April 8, American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM), Washington, DC.
• 2015 Presenter, “Adolescent Psychiatry and Integrative and Alternative Medicine: Best Practices”, American Society of Adolescent Psychiatry, New York, NY.
• 2014 Presenter, “Beyond violence: Moving from anger that kills to appropriate emotional expression on a budget!”, Center for School Mental Health, Pittsburgh, PA.
• 2014 Presenter, “A-OMEC: a structured approach to osteopathic core competencies”, AACOM, Washington, D.C.
• 2013 Presenter, “Andragogy” and Facilitator/Cultural Issues, AACOM, Baltimore, MD.
• 2012 Presenter, “Achieving Culturally Sensitive Case Based Curricular Innovation in Prevention and Behavioral Change”, Best Poster Award, AACOM, Washington, DC
• 2011 Presenter, “Calming the Inner Storm”, Center for School Mental Health (CSMH), Charleston, SC.
• 2011 Presenter, “Complementary and Alternative Medicine”, 2nd Annual CAPP Conference, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM), PA
• 2011 Presenter, “Interprofessionalism and Cultural Sensitivity”, American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine, Baltimore, MD
• 2010 Presenter, “Beyond the Prescription Pad”, Center for School Mental Health (CSMH) Conference, Albuquerque, NM
• 2010 Presenter, “School Psychiatry”, National School-Based Health Conference (NSBHC), Arlington, VA
• 2009 Moderator, Conference on School Refusal, Philadelphia, PA
• 2007 Presenter, National School-Based Health Conference, Washington, DC
• 2004 Presenter, “The Disruptive Child”, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Physician Continuing Medical Education
• 2002 Presenter, “Selective Mutism”, Center for School Mental Health, Philadelphia, PA
• 1997 Presenter, “Poverty and Deprivation”, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
• 1994 Presenter, “Issues That Scare Pediatricians”, Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Osteopathic Pediatricians
• 1992 Grand Rounds, “Fetal Alcohol Syndrome”, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Memberships

• 2011 to present, Co-Chairperson, Psychiatry in Schools, CSMH
• 2011 to present, Schools Committee Liaison to the Complementary and Alternative Medicine Committee, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 2008 to present, Delegate, 1999 to present, Co-Chairperson, Subcommittee on the Schools, 2011 to 2013, Treasurer, Regional Council of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Southeastern Pennsylvania and Southern New Jersey Region
• 2002 to present, American Red Cross, Philadelphia Chapter, Disaster Mental Health Team
• 1993 to present, Clinical Affiliate, Medical Staff, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Department of Child Psychiatry