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Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of UPMC (WPIC) has been selected to receive the Innovation Award from the Hospital & Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania. This is the third achievement award presented to WPIC by the Association for its innovative programs. Judges selected WPIC as the winner of the Innovation Award from 100 entries received by the Association for its initiative to increase Patient and...

WPIC Ranked in the Top 10 Nationally for Psychiatric Care and Residency Training U.S. News & World Report has listed Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of UPMC (WPIC) as one of the Top 10 hospitals in the country in terms of the quality of its clinical services and of its psychiatric residency training program. In its most recent Best Hospitals Honor Roll, U.S. News & World Report ranked WPIC among the Top 10...

Third Annual Clinician Educator Showcase The Third Annual Clinician Educator Showcase will take place on Thursday, October 16, 2014 from 11:45am to 3:45pm at Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of UPMC (WPIC). Registration is open to all faculty and clinicians, staff, residents, medical students, and psychology interns in the Department of Psychiatry/WPIC community. Registration for this event is now closed...

NIMH R25 Supplement Enhances Resources for Research Training as Part of National Neuroscience Curriculum Initiative The National Institute of Mental Health has awarded an administrative supplement to support promoting research training during psychiatry residency as part of the National Neuroscience Curriculum Initiative (NNCI). Michael Travis, MD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh...

Department Welcomes 2014-2015 WPIC Psychology Interns The Department of Psychiatry and Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of UPMC (WPIC) are pleased to welcome the new WPIC Psychology Internship Class of 2014-2015. The WPIC Psychology Internship Program is an American Psychological Association-accredited internship program in clinical psychology and is a member of the Academy of Psychological Clinical Science...

AACAP Selects Drs. Heather Joseph and Justin Schreiber for Educational Outreach Program Awards Congratulations to Drs. Heather Joseph and Justin Schreiber on their selection for the Educational Outreach Program for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Residents, supported by the Life Members Fund of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP). The Educational Outreach Program Awards will provide Drs...