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Each year the Hospital & Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) recognizes the most innovative Pennsylvania hospitals through its annual Achievement Awards program. This year, a panel representing public and private sectors, health care and business organizations, and for-profit and nonprofit entities selected two programs at Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of UPMC (WPIC) from 121 entries for...

The Department of Psychiatry is well known for its robust research and its significant contributions to the scientific community. Our research staff are an important part of that success. Two members of our staff were recently presented with the ACES Award in recognition of their outstanding performance and their support of the Department?s research mission. Brandie George-Milford, a Project Coordinator in the...

The Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine has selected Neeta Shenai, MD as the recipient of a 2016 William Webb Fellowship. The prestigious William Webb Fellowship program was created to foster the career development and leadership potential of advanced residents and psychosomatic medicine fellows. As a Webb Fellow, Dr. Shenai will have the opportunity to meet and exchange ideas with leaders in the field and other...

Register now and join us for the Fifth Annual ADHD Conference. The conference will take place September 23, 2016 from 8:00am-4:30pm at the Sheraton Station Square in Pittsburgh, PA. This year?s program focuses on ADHD across the life span and is sponsored by UPMC, the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and Community Care Behavioral Health. Dr. Russell A. Barkley, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and...

The 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. Fourteen undergraduates participated in the 10-week summer program this year, many of whom will continue their work at...

Mark your calendars and join us on November 18, 2016 for the 33rd Annual Pittsburgh Schizophrenia Conference at the Sheraton Station Square. The conference is the nation's longest running scientific meeting devoted to exploring the latest research findings related to schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders. This year?s program features presentations on a wide range of topics including: The relevance of animal...