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On March 24, 2022, Pitt Psychiatry clinician-educator faculty and UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital residents and fellows gathered virtually for the Department’s 10th Annual Clinician-Educator Showcase. Department Chair David Lewis, MD, joked that given the hope for a return to in-person events, “next year we will hold a second 10th Showcase!”

The Clinician-Educator Showcase is an annual opportunity for clinician-educators to learn about promising clinical innovations and the latest quality improvement initiatives. This year, the event included breakout sessions, honors and recognitions, and a thought-provoking plenary address. 

Group learning opportunities enabled participants to meet in breakout sessions to explore the following topics: 

• Supporting health care providers struggling with mental health issues

• Open notes without opening wounds

• Interviewing skills for clinician-educators

• Assessment and diversion of pediatric emergency psychiatry cases

• The good, the bad, and the biased: moving towards fair evaluation of trainees

• Advocating for psychiatric patients to other medical professionals

• Resolving clinical service challenges with effective multidisciplinary collaboration

• Instagram and TikTok for clinician-educators

• Black box warning for teaching and meetings

Thank you to our Showcase presenters:

Plenary Speaker

Joseph Losee, MD (Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine)

The Scholarship of Education and Service: My Journey 
 

Speed Dat(a)ing Presenters

• Patrick Buckley, MD (PGY4) 

          Improving Outpatient Referral after Patient Consultation 

• Piper Carroll, MD (Child & Adolescent Clinical Fellow)

          Respect, Responsibility, and Equity in Medicine 

• Rafael Tamargo, MD (PGY4)

          Psychiatric Outcomes Following Gunshot Injury 

Congratulations to Showcase honorees:

Special Recognitions

Robert Marin, MD – Clinical Associate Professor & Co-Director, Center for Public Service Psychiatry

Pitt School of Medicine Teaching Awards

Antoine Douaihy, MD & Julie Kmiec, DO – Sheldon Adler Award for Innovation in Medical Education

Jessica Kettel, MD, PhD – Clerkship Preceptor of the Year Award

Alex Israel, MD – Outstanding Professional Enrichment Course Award

UPMC ACES Award Winner

Julie Kmiec, DO

Office of Residency Training Special Recognition for Patient Safety & Quality Improvement 

Caroline Franke, MD 

Office of Residency Training Special Recognition for Trauma-informed Care and Patient/Family Education

Jessica Stephens, DO 

Poster Presenters

• Alice Gu, MD, MPH - Evaluating the Training Experience of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellows in a New Psychotherapy Rotation 

• Meghan Keil, MD - Perinatal Women’s Help-Seeking Experiences with Opioid Use Disorder and Intimate Partner Violence 

• Shriya Kaneriya, MD - Teaching Advocacy to Psychiatry Residents: An Introductory Workshop 

• Lindsay Leikam, MD - The Triple Board Experience: Navigating Strengths and Challenges in Combined Residency Training 

• Nona Nichols, MD - Antipsychotics Causing Angioedema: A Case Report 

• Emily Smith, MD - Implementing a New Women’s Mental Health Curriculum for Third Year Clerkship Students 

• Jessica Stephens, DO - Development of a Trauma Education Curriculum for Psychiatry Trainees 

• Thy Vo, MD, MPH - Street Outreach as a Community Elective for Psychiatry Residents