Last updated on: 2/25/2008 | Author: ProCon.org

James H. Scully, Jr. Biography

Title:
Chief Executive Officer and Medical Director of the American Psychiatric Association
Position:
None Found to the question "Is Sexual Orientation Determined at Birth?"
Reasoning:

No position found as of 2006

Theoretical Expertise Ranking:
     Key Experts
MD's and PhD's in psychology, with significant post-doctorate involvement in human sexuality issues. [Note: Key Experts definition varies by sites that have this designation.]
Involvement and Affiliations:
  • Chief Executive Officer and Medical Director for the American Psychiatric Association, 2003-present
  • Professor and Chair of the Department of Neuropsychiatry, University of South Carolina (USC) School of Medicine
  • APA delegate to the AMA House of Delegates
  • Chair of the Residency Review Committee (RRC) for Psychiatry
  • One of eight Directors of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
  • Director of Education, Training and Research, South Carolina Department of Mental Health
  • APA Deputy Medical Director for Education, 1992-1996
Education:
  • MD, University of Colorado
  • BA, Philosophy, Georgetown University
Other:
  • None found