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Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of UPMC (WPIC) received a 2017 Fine Award for Teamwork Excellence from the Fine Foundation and the Jewish Healthcare Foundation for its initiative, The Peer Navigator Project: Embedding Peer Recovery Support in Acute Care Settings. The Fine Awards recognize teams of professionals in western Pennsylvania that provide innovative, quality improvement-centered treatment for...

Assistant Director of Research Hermi Woodward Presented with Award for Distinguished Service to the Research Community Hermi Woodward has been presented with the Award for Distinguished Service to the Research Community for her dedication and exemplary service to the Department of Psychiatry and Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of UPMC (WPIC). Dr. David Lewis, Chair of the Department, and Medical Director...

Congratulations to Mary Phillips, MD, MD (CANTAB) on her selection for the prestigious Colvin Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Mood Disorders Research by the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation. Dr. Phillips is an internationally renowned scientist in the field of mood disorders research and directs the Clinical and Translational Affective Neuroscience Program at the University of Pittsburgh Department of...

Justin Schreiber, DO, MPH, FAAP was appointed the John F. McDermott Editor-in-Residence of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP) for the 2018-2019 term. JAACAP is the flagship journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP). The assistant editor-in-residence position provides the opportunity for an early-career child and adolescent psychiatrist to...

Dr. Michael Travis has spent the last 15+ years working to better integrate neuroscience into medical education and has recently spurred a collaborative effort to do just that. Dr. Travis worked with colleagues who share his philosophy from Columbia, Yale, and Brown to create the National Neuroscience Curriculum Initiative (NNCI). This NIH-funded effort brings together clinician educators from across North America...

Dr. Michael Travis has been presented with the 2017 Royal College of Psychiatrists President's Medal in recognition of his significant contributions to improving the lives of people with mental illness. The College is a professional medical organization providing support to psychiatrists throughout their careers, and focuses on setting and raising standards of psychiatry education and practice in the United Kingdom...