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Personal Statement

I am a licensed psychiatrist with expertise in treating psychiatric conditions such as depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, personality disorders and related conditions. I am the unit chief for the Young Adult Unit, which addresses emerging mental illness in young adults. As an inpatient psychiatrist, I deliver medication management and psychotherapy to young adults.

Biographical Info

Dr. Bem Atim is an Assistant Attending Psychiatrist and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medicine. He earned his M.D. from Weill Cornell Medical College. He then completed his psychiatry residency at New York University School of Medicine, where he served as chief resident in his last year, and then subsequently completed a fellowship in child and adolescent psychiatry at the New York University School of Medicine. Dr. Atim then worked as an inpatient attending psychiatrist at NYU Tisch Hospital, on a voluntary-only unit treating patients with acute psychiatric conditions. In 2021, he became the unit chief and medical director of this unit. In addition to his clinical activities, Dr. Atim was an active educator: he joined the undergraduate medical education team as the Associate Clerkship Director of Psychiatry, and earned numerous teaching awards during his tenure at NYU both in resident and medical student education.

Honors and Awards
Robert Cancro Faculty Educator of the Year Award, New York University School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry, June 2024 and June 2022
 
Education Mentorship of Faculty Award, New York University School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry, April 2023
 
Undergraduate Medical Education Educator of the Year Award,  New York University School of Medicine, June 2021
 
Howard I. Kaplan Resident Teaching Award, New York University School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry, June 2017
 
Minority Fellow Award, American Psychiatric Association, February 2015
 
Junior Resident Teaching Award, New York University School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry, June 2015
 
Honors in Service, Weill Cornell Medical College, May 2013
Board Certifications
American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (Child & Adolescent Psychiatry)
American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (Psychiatry)
Education 
  • M.D.
    Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University
    2013
  • B.S.
    University of Pittsburgh
    2007
Appointments 
  • Assistant Attending Psychiatrist
    NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
  • Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry
    Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University

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