Department

The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Class of 2018 has selected Dr. Priyanka Amin as a recipient of the Gold Foundation Humanism and Excellence in Teaching / "Little Apple" Award. She is a second-year resident in the Department of Psychiatry's General Psychiatry Residency Training Program and is one of only six residents selected from approximately 1,700 residents and fellows in ACGME-accredited...

The Department of Psychiatry will feature the work of Dr. Katalin Szanto, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, as part of it's Meet the PI lecture series on May 5th at noon in Room S120 of the Starzl Biomedical Science Tower. Dr. Szanto will present on the topic of " Thinking Differently about Suicidal Behavior: Decision Processes, Cognitive Deficits, and Social Reasoning." Dr. Szanto's research focuses on the...

Don't forget to mark your calendars and join us on October 12, 2017 when the University of Pittsburgh Department of Psychiatry and Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of UPMC (WPIC) will host the Sixth Annual Clinician Educator Showcase. This half-day event has become an important venue for highlighting clinical innovations implemented by our faculty and staff, and for sharing information and strategies on...

We hope you will join us on April 28 th when the Department of Psychiatry welcomes Nim Tottenham, PhD as our speaker for the Irene Jakab Memorial Lecture. Irene Jakab, MD, PhD, a former member of the Department of Psychiatry faculty, was a psychiatrist, scholar and humanist committed to serving the needs of the disabled and the sick. In her will, she generously established a fund to support a lecture by a pioneer...

The Department of Psychiatry, in partnership with the UPMC Center for Engagement and Inclusion and the University of Pittsburgh, will welcome Dr. Lisa Diamond to Pittsburgh on April 12, 2017 as part of Pitt's Year of Diversity celebration. Dr. Diamond is Professor of Psychology and Gender Studies at the University of Utah, and an expert on the nature and development of affectional bonds and same-sex sexuality. Her...

Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of UPMC (WPIC), the Department of Psychiatry?s clinical partner, has been recognized as a ?Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality? by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation for the third consecutive year. The HRC Foundation is the educational arm of the nation?s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization. The recognition is part...