Faculty

Congratulations to Priyanka Amin, MD (Assistant Professor of Psychiatry), and Meredith Spada, MD (Assistant Professor of Psychiatry), who have completed the UPMC Physician Leadership Essentials Program! Physician Leadership Essentials is part of a multi-year comprehensive approach to physician leadership development designed to equip physician leaders with the skills necessary to successfully identify and leverage...

Pitt Psychiatry consultation-liaison (C-L) faculty and trainees attended the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry (ACLP) annual meeting and presented 9 symposia/workshops, 5 posters, and 10 oral papers. Awards and Honors Congratulations to the following individuals: Morgan Faeder, MD, PhD (Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology): conferral of ACLP Fellowship; Priyanka Amin, MD (Assistant Professor of...

Pitt Psychiatry faculty and trainees past and present attended the American Association for Emergency Psychiatry (AAEP)’s annual meeting, the National Update on Behavioral Emergencies. Representing psychiatrists—as well as other clinicians, educators, and professionals—working in the emergency setting, the AAEP is dedicated to the advancement of evidence-based compassionate care for behavioral emergencies through...

Pitt Psychiatry consultation-liaison (C-L) faculty and trainees attended the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry (ACLP) annual meeting and presented 9 symposia/workshops, 11 posters, and 5 oral papers. Travel Award Congratulations to Isaiah Crum, MD (PGY3) who received an ACLP trainee travel award. Presentations Twenty-five Department of Psychiatry presentations covered a range of topics including trauma...

Congratulations to the most recent graduates of the Clinician-Educator Faculty Development Program (CEFDP)! The CEFDP is a Department of Psychiatry professional development opportunity for early-career clinician-educators, specially designed to enhance clinical and academic skills and to foster peer network connections. Because the transition to a faculty position in an academic medical center can be challenging...