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Department of Psychiatry faculty and residents will be active participants in numerous sessions at the Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine Annual Meeting that will take place November 9-12, 2016 in Austin, Texas. The theme for the conference, " Brain, Mind and Body: Why Every PM Psychiatrist Should Care about Neuroscience," demonstrates the Academy?s commitment to enhancing a clinician?s skills by incorporating...

Clinician Educators Shine at Fifth Annual Clinician Educator Showcase The Department of Psychiatry welcomed over 150 participants to Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic (WPIC) for the Fifth Annual Clinician Educator Showcase on October 25th. The Showcase has become an important vehicle for communicating information about innovative programs to improve the quality of mental health care and the many...

Department of Psychiatry Faculty and Residents Gear Up for Active Role at Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Faculty and residents from the Department of Psychiatry will be heading to New York City on October 24th where they will take part in the 63rd Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. Department Experts Featured in Numerous AACAP Sessions...

Congratulations to the Emotion Prosthetics Team on their winning entry in the 2016 Pitt Innovation Challenge. The Emoto Team was awarded $25,000 to support the further refinement and implementation of the Emoto, a wearable sensor and stimulator with a mobile application that helps people take control of their stress with enhanced recognition of one?s own and others? emotions. The device, known as Purrr, has sensing...

The Department of Psychiatry and Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of UPMC (WPIC) are pleased to welcome the new class to the WPIC Psychology Internship Program. Please join us as we welcome the following interns to Pittsburgh: Jessica Hamilton, MA (Temple University) Interests: Biopsychosocial vulnerabilities and stress processes in adolescent depression using a development psychopathology perspective...

It?s Showcase Time! Register now and join us on October 20, 2016 when the Department of Psychiatry and Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of UPMC (WPIC) host the Fifth Annual Clinician Educator Showcase. Click here to view the showcase program schedule. What?s Happening at this Year?s Showcase Promoting Physician Well-Being Plenary Speaker Dena Hofkosh, MD, MPH Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs University of...