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Assistant Director of Research Hermi Woodward Presented with Award for Distinguished Service to the Research Community Hermi Woodward has been presented with the Award for Distinguished Service to the Research Community for her dedication and exemplary service to the Department of Psychiatry and Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of UPMC (WPIC). Dr. David Lewis, Chair of the Department, and Medical Director...

It's Showcase Time! Registration is now open for the Sixth Annual Clinician Educator Showcase. This special 1/2-day event, hosted by the University of Pittsburgh Department of Psychiatry and Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of UPMC, celebrates the many accomplishments of our talented clinician educators and staff, and features interactive plenary and breakout sessions on a wide variety of career development...

Congratulations to Gil Hoftman, MD, PhD on his selection by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) for its 2017 Outstanding Resident Award Program. The program recognizes PGY-II residents with outstanding research and academic potential. Dr. Hoftman is a resident in the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry training program. As a medical student at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, he studied the...

Manivel Rengasamy, MD has received the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) Pilot Research Award for Junior Faculty and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellows. The award is given to child and adolescent psychiatry residents or junior faculty members to pursue research careers by providing grants to support pilot projects. Dr. Rengasamy is a fourth year Child and Adolescent Fellow in the...

Congratulations to Brooke Molina, PhD, Professor of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Pediatrics, and Gabriela Alarcon, PhD, a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Psychiatry, on their receipt of awards from the University of Pittsburgh Postdoctoral Association (UPPDA) at its annual Data & Dine Symposium. The annual event features a poster session and a dinner honoring postdoctoral associates and scholars...

Department of Psychiatry and WPIC Welcome New Residents The Department of Psychiatry and Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of UPMC are delighted to welcome the newest members of the psychiatry residency program to our community. This year our residency program's stellar reputation attracted more than 1,500 applicants from some of the most prestigious medical schools in the country. New residents will enter...