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Please join us in welcoming the 2021-2022 Clinical Psychology Internship class! The American Psychological Association-accredited program is co-led by Tina Goldstein, PhD, and Michele Levine, PhD. This yearlong experience adheres to a clinical science model of training and professional development, emphasizing research and clinical training integration, as well as a commitment to empirically informed approaches to...

In late July, the University of Pittsburgh Office for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion hosted their 2021 Diversity Forum, “Dismantling Oppressive System: Building Just Communities.” The three-day Forum was designed to engage and equip participants with the knowledge, skills and resources to identify sources of systemic oppression, consider strategies for dismantling that oppression, and identify actions critical in...

Congratulations to Eric Zimmerman, MD, PhD, PGY3 psychiatry resident, who has received a 2021 National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Outstanding Resident Award. The award recognizes residents with outstanding research and academic potential. Dr. Zimmerman earned his MD and PhD in neuroscience from the University of Pittsburgh. He is a member of the Psychiatry Research Pathway, which enables residents to...

Please join us in welcoming the newest members of our Psychiatry Residency Program! Among seniors graduating from medical school, interest in Psychiatry, and especially in our residency program, has continued to grow in recent years. This year, we are proud to introduce an outstanding class of PGY1 residents entering our General Psychiatry, General and Child, Family Medicine and Psychiatry and Triple Board tracks...

We are pleased to report that Pitt Psychiatry has been named a 2021 U.S. News & World Report Best Psychiatry Program, ranked 6th among medical schools in the nation. According to U.S. News, the organization “surveyed 191 medical and osteopathic schools accredited in 2020 either by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education – known as the LCME – or the American Osteopathic Association. This data collection plus...

This year the Department of Psychiatry held a hybrid graduation for the UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital (WPH) resident and fellow class of 2021, with graduates gathering in person and friends and family celebrating through a virtual livestream. Michael Travis, MD (Senior Director for Postgraduate Physician Training) opened the ceremony with remarks on the challenges of COVID, as well as the heightened awareness...