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Mark your calendars and join us on May 3-4, 2017 when Dr. David Brent, co-founder and director of Services for Teens At Risk (STAR-Center), and the Department of Psychiatry will host An Update on Suicidal Behavior in Youth: Causes, Treatment & Prevention, a research symposium to celebrate the 30th anniversary of this innovative research, clinical and training program. The symposium will feature presentations by Dr...

Each year the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine recognizes outstanding faculty contributions to medical education through several prestigious awards at its annual Curriculum Colloquium. Honorees are selected by the Award Review Committee and the Dean, based on nominations by students and faculty. This year, Department of Psychiatry faculty garnered five awards in recognition of their outstanding...

Developing a Clinician Educator Faculty Development Program: Lessons LearnedFertig, AM, Tew JD, Douaihy AB, Nash KC, Solai LKK, Travis MJ, Zippay LB, Matthews KA and Lewis DA Academic Psychiatry, 2017 Jun;41(3):417-422 Over the past 25 years, the roles of physicians as clinicians, educators, and administrators in academic medicine have received increasing attention. Awareness of the complex nature of this career...

The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation has appointed Dr. Mary Phillips to its Scientific Council. The Council is composed of 173 world-renowned scientists and is responsible for reviewing and selecting the most promising research ideas with the greatest potential to lead to breakthroughs. Dr. Phillips is the Pittsburgh Foundation-Emmerling Endowed Chair in Psychotic Disorders, and Professor in Psychiatry and...

The Department of Psychiatry is honored to announce that Dr. Charles F. Reynolds, III, has been selected for the highest academic honor accorded by the University of Pittsburgh - appointment as Distinguished Professor. This honor recognizes a recipient?s eminence and outstanding contributions in a particular field of study. Dr. Reynolds, Professor of Psychiatry, Neurology, Behavioral and Community Health Sciences...

The 33rd Annual Pittsburgh Schizophrenia Conference is the nation's longest running scientific meeting devoted to exploring the latest research findings related to schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders. This year's conference took place on November 18, 2016 at the Sheraton Station Square and attracted participants and attendees from across the United States. The Gerald E. Hogarty Excellence in Schizophrenia...