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Sarah Lichenstein Selected for NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Sarah Lichenstein and her mentor, Dr. Shirley Hill Sarah Lichenstein, a graduate student in the University of Pittsburgh Department of Psychiatry?s Behavioral Genetics Research Program, has been selected by the National Science Foundation to participate in its Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP). Ms. Lichenstein is pursuing a PhD in...

Community Wellness Classes: For Adults Who Want to Learn About Mental Health and Addiction Issues and Treatments Register now for any or all of the new classes sponsored by Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of UPMC, Allegheny Family Network, and the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) of Southwestern PA. Classes are led by experts in the mental health and addiction fields, along with family advocates...

Aaron Koenig, MD Selected as Janssen Resident Psychiatric Research Scholar The American Psychiatric Institute for Research and Education (APIRE) has announced that Aaron Koenig, MD, a PGY-3 Resident, has been selected for a one year Janssen Resident Research Scholars fellowship. The program focuses on clinical and health services research in all areas of behavioral health research, and is designed to identify and...

CABS Program Honored for Integration Efforts CABS Faculty (left to right): Drs. Boris Birmaher, Tina Goldstein, David Axelson, Dara Sakolsky and Rasim Diler The Department of Psychiatry is pleased to announce that the Child and Adolescent Bipolar Services (CABS) program has been selected by the National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare for the 2013 Reintegration Award in Clinical Medicine. The program...

Resident Selected for American Balint Society Fellowship Congratulations to David Atkinson, MD, a PGY3 psychiatry resident, on being named the 2013-2014 American Balint Society (ABS) Fellow. He is the first psychiatrist selected by the Society to fill this post. As part of the fellowship, Dr. Atkinson will serve as a member of the ABS Council for a term of one year and will represent members in training in a...

Department to Host Thirteenth Annual Research Day on June 6, 2013 Be sure to mark June 6, 2013 on your calendar and join us for an important Department of Psychiatry tradition - Research Day! The Thirteenth Annual Department of Psychiatry Research Day will include a poster session, oral presentations, and opportunities to network and connect with your colleagues. The event will take place at the University Club and...