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Irene Jakab Memorial Lecture Honors a Champion of Individuals with Developmental Disabilities and Highlights New Lines of Research The University of Pittsburgh?s Department of Psychiatry will host the inaugural Irene Jakab Memorial Lecture on March 27, 2015 at the Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of UPMC auditorium. A native of Hungary, Irene Jakab, MD, PhD held faculty appointments at Harvard University...

Call for Abstracts Released for Fifteenth Annual Department of Psychiatry Research Day The Call for Abstracts for the Fifteenth Annual Department of Psychiatry Research Day is now available. The deadline is April 10, 2015. Individuals selected to present posters will be notified via email by May 1st. Research Day will take place on Thursday, June 18, 2015 from 8:30am to 4:00pm at the University Club in Oakland...

WPIC Adolescent Acute Partial Hospitalization Program Selectedfor Beckwith Institute Innovation Award The Beckwith Institute?s Frontline Innovation Program has awarded funding to Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic's (WPIC) Adolescent Acute Partial Hospitalization Program (AAPHP) to support their Virtual School Consultation initiative. The Virtual School Consultation initiative aims to improve the transition...

Mark Your Calendars! Join us at the University Club in Oakland on Thursday, June 18, 2015 when the University of Pittsburgh Department of Psychiatry hosts the Fifteenth Annual Research Day. This full-day event showcases the research accomplishments of our Department and provides plenty of opportunities to networking and sharing your interests. Research Day features a number of activities including a poster session...

Anne Penner, MD Selected for George Ginsberg Fellowship Award by the American Association for Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training Dr. Anne Penner has been selected as a winner of the 2015 George Ginsberg MD Fellowship by the American Association for Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training (AADPRT). Selection for the fellowship is highly competitive. The Fellowship acknowledges the excellence and the...

ACGME Selects Cristin McDermott, MD for Membership on the Psychiatry Residency Review Committee The Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) has appointed Cristin McDermott, MD as a Resident Member of the organization?s Review Committee for Psychiatry. Dr. McDermott is a PGY3 resident in the Triple Board Program at Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of UPMC (WPIC) and a member of the...