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Congratulations to Darcy Moschenross, MD, PhD, a PGY III Psychiatry Resident, on her selection by the Geriatric Mental Health Foundation for its 2014 Honors Scholarship program. Dr. Moschenross is one of only 27 residents chosen nationwide for these prestigious scholarships. Each of the Honors Scholarships was provided through the generous donation of an American Academy of Geriatric Psychiatry (AAGP) member and...

Pittsburgh Hosts XIII Annual Meeting of the International College of Geriatric Psychoneuropharmacology Pittsburgh recently welcomed scientists from across the globe as the host of the XIII Annual Meeting of the International College of Geriatric Psychoneuropharmacology (ICGP), which took place at the University Club on the University of Pittsburgh Oakland campus. This year?s meeting was coordinated by two members...

Justin Schreiber, DO, MPH Elected Secretary ofAmerican Academy of Pediatrics Section onMedical Students, Residents and Fellowship Trainees The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Section on Medical Students, Residents and Fellowship Trainees has elected, a Triple Board Resident, to the position of Secretary for 2013-2014. This is an accomplishment and honor not only for Dr. Schreiber, but also for the residency...

Clinician Educator Showcase Plenary Highlights Clinical Innovations Drs. Rasim Diler, LalithKumar Solai, Christopher Dobbelstein, Robert Hudak and Julie Kmiec field questions during a panel discussion at the 2013 Clinician Educator Showcase Collaboration between Department of Psychiatry clinician educators in the early stages of their careers and their experienced mentors is critical to the ongoing development and...

The Importance of Mentoring in the Clinician-Educator Pathway Holly A. Swartz, MD, Jody Glance, MD and James Tew, MD Mentoring is an essential component of career development for psychiatric faculty in the clinician-educator (C-E) pathway. In contrast to research faculty who routinely acquire a mentor in the context of their laboratory or clinical research work, most C-E faculty do not actively seek mentoring...

Inaugural Flux International Congress for Integrative Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience Spearheaded by Dr. Beatriz Luna, Staunton Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics and Professor of Psychology, the inaugural meeting of the Flux International Congress for Integrative Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience was highly successful and very productive. The aim of the meeting, which was held September 19-21, 2013, at...