There are currently four generations in the workplace in the US. While differences between generations have been in play for centuries, longer life spans and a healthier population in the western world have meant that those in their 20s are working alongside those in their 60s and 70s far more routinely than has been true in the past. In addition, the communication transformation brought about by the world-wide web, cell phones, iPads and other digital devices have radically altered not only views of leadership, authority and work-life balance, but how individuals relate to each other. This presentation will focus on characteristics of the different generations (the World War II generation (1925-1945), the Baby Boomers (1946-1964), Generation X (1965- 1981) and the Millennials (1982-2000) and the challenges their different approaches bring to the medical environment of the 21st century.

BIO

Associate Professor of Psychiatry, NYU School of Medicine

CAROL A. BERNSTEIN, M.D. is a Board certified psychiatrist who is Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Vice Chair for Education in Psychiatry and Director of Residency Training in Psychiatry at the NYU School of Medicine. She is also a Past-President of the American Psychiatric Association and currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education and the Board of Regents of the American College of Psychiatrists. Dr. Bernstein completed medical school at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. Following an internship in internal medicine at St. Luke's/Roosevelt Medical Center, she completed psychiatric residency training at Columbia University and the New York State Psychiatric Institute. Dr. Bernstein has written numerous articles and chapters on psychiatric education, has presented at more than 70 conferences and meetings and has been the recipient of a number of visiting professorships. Dr. Bernstein also hosts a weekly call-in show for consumers on Sirius Radio’s Doctor Radio Channel which is sponsored by the NYU Langone Medical Center.