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U.S News & World Report Ranks WPIC in Top 10 Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of UPMC (WPIC) has once again been named one of the top 10 psychiatry programs in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. In its 2013-2014 Best Hospitals Honor Roll, U.S. News & World Report ranked WPIC at #8 on the list of top psychiatry programs in the country -up from ninth place on the previous year's Honor Roll. WPIC and the...

Joseph Tasosa, MD, MBA Awarded APA/SAMHSA Fellowship Dr. Joseph Tasosa, a PGY-3 resident at Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic at UPMC, has been selected for the American Psychiatric Association/Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Minority Fellowship Program. Dr. Tasosa earned his medical degree from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, and an MBA and a Master...

Register now for the Second Annual Clinician Educator Showcase, scheduled for Thursday, October 17, 2013. The showcase is sponsored by the University of Pittsburgh Department of Psychiatry and Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of UPMC (WPIC). Join us for an afternoon of learning, sharing and networking. This important annual event takes place in the auditorium and classrooms located on the second floor of...

WPIC Homeless Continuum Team Selected for HAP Award Congratulations to the Homeless Continuum Team of Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of UPMC (WPIC) on the selection of the Housing First! program by the Hospital & Healthcare Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) for the 2013 Community Benefits Achievement Award. This Housing First! Program was selected from a total of 131 entries submitted for consideration...

2013 WPIC Summer Seminar Series Kicks off July 11th Sleep and Circadian Rhythms ? From Bench to Bedside Mark your calendars and plan to join us for the WPIC Summer Seminar Series. This year?s series will offer presentations and discussions on a host of issues related to Sleep and Circadian Rhythms. Each session will include two 20-minute ?mini-lectures? - one focused on clinical research and one focused on...

Laura McLafferty, MD Chosen by Association for Academic Psychiatry for Fellowship Award The Association for Academic Psychiatry (AAP) has presented Laura McLafferty, MD with a 2013 AAP Fellowship Award. The two-year fellowship award was created to honor psychiatry residents who demonstrate particular promise as educators and scholars in academic psychiatry. Awardees are selected for this competitive program based...