Department

September 3, 2018

Department

New Center for Interventions to Enhance Community Health (CiTECH) Aims to Improve Quality of Life for Individuals with Behavioral Health Conditions by Translating Research into Innovative Community-Based Interventions

Investigators in the University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work and the Department of Psychiatry have established the Center for Interventions to Enhance Community Health (CiTECH) to study, understand, and improve community behavioral health services. Mental and behavioral health are cornerstones of a good quality of life, yet most people cannot obtain effective, evidence-based behavioral health services in the...

July 31, 2018

Department

Registration is Now Open for the Symposium on Imaging the Aging Brain

Register today and join us for the Symposium on Imaging the Aging Brain which will take place at Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic (WPIC) on October 10, 2018. The Department and the University of Pittsburgh will host the event in WPIC’s second-floor auditorium from noon to 5:00 pm. William Klunk, MD, PhD, Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology and Levidow-Pittsburgh Foundation Chair in Alzheimer...

July 30, 2018

Department

CTMHR Fellows Complete Summer Research Program

Our Department’s NIMH Center for Translational Mental Health Research’s Undergraduate Research Program offers young scientists a unique opportunity to engage in hands-on, cutting edge neuroscience research under the mentorship of highly successful clinical and basic neuroscientists in the Department of Psychiatry. Eleven undergraduates participated in the 10-week summer program this year, many of whom will continue...

July 6, 2018

Department

WPIC Offers Clinician-Educators Unique Career Development Opportunities

The critical role of Clinician-Educators (CEs) has continued to gain recognition within academic medical centers, and the responsibilities of CEs have increasingly become more complex. To help physicians navigate this complexity, the Department has established a programmatic approach that involves personalized career development to enable CEs to identify their talents, develop specific skill sets, and unleash their...

July 6, 2018

Department

Department of Psychiatry and WPIC Welcome New Residents

The Department of Psychiatry and Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic are pleased to welcome the newest members of the Psychiatry Residency Program to our community. This year our residency program's stellar reputation attracted more than 1,600 applicants from the most prestigious medical schools in the country. New residents will enter one of our four training programs: General Psychiatry, Child and Adolescent...

June 27, 2018

Department

Residency Program’s Women's Mental Health Area of Concentration Addresses Important Need

Residency training programs and fellowships at UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital are renowned for their clinical and research excellence and ability to teach residents to critically evaluate both new and established approaches to assessment and treatment. As women’s mental health issues take the spotlight in recent years, women are acutely aware of what they need to do to advocate for and take care of themselves...