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Sixth Annual Clinician Educator Showcase Highlights Innovationsin Teaching, Clinical Care, and Program Development The Department of Psychiatry and Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of UPMC (WPIC) welcomed over 120 clinician educators, trainees and staff to WPIC on October 12, 2017 for the Sixth Annual Clinician Educator Showcase. Two members of our faculty were recognized for their outstanding service and...

Clinical Psychology Internship Class of 2018 The Clinical Psychology Internship program has welcomed a new class of gifted students from across the United States to Pittsburgh. This year, over 3,100 applicants were matched to internship positions in North America. Our pre-doctoral internship program attracts some of the most gifted students. The incoming class represents a wide range of scientific and clinical...

Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of UPMC (WPIC) received a 2017 Fine Award for Teamwork Excellence from the Fine Foundation and the Jewish Healthcare Foundation for its initiative, The Peer Navigator Project: Embedding Peer Recovery Support in Acute Care Settings. The Fine Awards recognize teams of professionals in western Pennsylvania that provide innovative, quality improvement-centered treatment for...

Assistant Director of Research Hermi Woodward Presented with Award for Distinguished Service to the Research Community Hermi Woodward has been presented with the Award for Distinguished Service to the Research Community for her dedication and exemplary service to the Department of Psychiatry and Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of UPMC (WPIC). Dr. David Lewis, Chair of the Department, and Medical Director...

It's Showcase Time! Registration is now open for the Sixth Annual Clinician Educator Showcase. This special 1/2-day event, hosted by the University of Pittsburgh Department of Psychiatry and Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of UPMC, celebrates the many accomplishments of our talented clinician educators and staff, and features interactive plenary and breakout sessions on a wide variety of career development...

Congratulations to Gil Hoftman, MD, PhD on his selection by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) for its 2017 Outstanding Resident Award Program. The program recognizes PGY-II residents with outstanding research and academic potential. Dr. Hoftman is a resident in the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry training program. As a medical student at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, he studied the...