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June 2025 MPS Psychiatry and Law Committee 

The Law and Psychiatry Committee continues to meet frequently during the year and is looking for more MPS members to join us. As our plan to achieve this, in April we opened our meeting to all residents in the state and had Dr. Renee Sorrentino and the co-chairs present “Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship: all you need to know from the experts.” We were fortunate to have over 20 residents join our meeting and subsequently some of them join the committee. The presenters talked about what is Forensic Psychiatry, potential work opportunities in Forensic Psychiatry and the fellowship application process. We had a great discussion; the residents were very engaged, had excellent questions and even followed up afterwards to get more involved. We followed this successful meeting, with another great presentation in June from Attorney Nathan Frommer, JD, LL.M. on “Legal Updates in Massachusetts.” We learned about recent cases in the state, how they came about, and their potential implications in clinical and forensic practice. We will resume our meetings in the fall, and plan discussions on ERPOs, artificial intelligence, and other interesting topics. Stay tuned!