User:P. Oncology/Jimmie C. Holland

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Dr. Holland, otherwise known as "Jimmie", has had a worldwide impact on the field of Psycho-Oncology and Psychosomatic Medicine. She worked for over 40 years in the field of Psych-Oncology.

Career
In 1977, Dr. Holland became Chief of the Psychiatry Service at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York, and became the first chairman of its Department of Psychiatry from 1996 until 2003. The Psychiatry Service at MSK was the first ever clinical, research and training service established at a cancer center. She became a Professor of Psychiatry at the Weill Cornell Medical College, and held the Wayne E. Chapman Chair of Psychiatric Oncology at MSK.

In 1980, Holland founded the American Psychosocial Oncology Society (APOS). In 1984, she co-founded the International Psycho-Oncology Society (IPOS).

In 1989, she co-edited with Dr. Julia Rowland the first ever textbook on psycho-oncology, Handbook of Psycho-Oncology. She also authored the books "The Human Side of Cancer" and "Lighter as We Go: Virtues, Character Strengths, and Aging", which have help patients diagnosed with cancer cope, as well as helping those who have supported patients diagnosed with cancer.

In 1992, Holland became co-editor of the journal Psycho-Oncology, along with Dr. Maggie Watson from the Royal Marsden Hospital.

In 1995, Holland was elected to both the Institute of Medicine and the National Academy of Sciences. In 1996, she was named the inaugural Chairwoman of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, the first ever department of its kind.

Accolades
In 1994, Dr. Holland was awarded the American Cancer Society's Medal of Honor for Clinical Research. In 2000, she was honored by the American Psychiatric Association with their Presidential Commendation.