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Crystal White Selected to Present Educator Award Lecture at AAP Annual Meeting Crystal White, MD, a Geriatric Psychiatry Fellow, was honored by the Association for Academic Psychiatry and was selected to present the 2012 Educator Award Lecture, along with fellow honoree, Andrew Muzyk, PharmD at Duke University, at the organization?s annual meeting, which took place in Nashville, Tennessee October 10-13, 2012. This...

Register Now!29 th Annual Pittsburgh Schizophrenia Conference The 29th Annual Pittsburgh Schizophrenia Conference will take place Friday, November 30, 2012 at the Sheraton Station Square Hotel. This year?s event will cover a range of topics, including wellness and the role of antioxidants and Omega-3 Fatty Acids in the biology and treatment of schizophrenia. Presentations by the faculty awarded the 2012 Pittsburgh...

Zeina Saliba, MD Honored byAssociation of Medicine and Psychiatry The Association of Medicine and Psychiatry (AMP) has chosen Zeina Saliba, MD as the recipient of the 2012-2013 Martin Fenton Resident of the Year Award. The award was established in 1998 to honor Dr. Martin Fenton, a founding member of the AMP. Dr. Saliba was selected by the award committee in recognition of the depth and breadth of her interests...

AACAP Selects Garrett Sparks, MD, MS for Committee Appointment The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) has appointed Garrett Sparks, MD, MS to the organization?s Substance Abuse and Addiction Committee. The committee is comprised of invited representatives from the AACAP membership who have special expertise in prevention, treatment, research, and education on co-occurring mental disorders...

Medical Students To Expand Shuman Center Program The American Psychiatric Foundation has awarded a Helping Hands grant to support expanding a mentorship/training program developed by members of the University of Pittsburgh Chapter of the Student National Medical Association (UPSNMA). The mission of the Helping Hands Grant Program is to encourage medical student participation in community health as related to...

Psychiatric Services Features Residents' Efforts to Assist the Homeless Psychiatric Services has featured the efforts of psychiatry residents at Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic (WPIC) to raise funds and awareness to help homeless individuals in the greater Pittsburgh area. The article highlights how the residents? partnership with Operation Safety Net (OSN), a nonprofit organization that provides much...