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Pierre Azzam, MD

Pierre Azzam, MD Named Clerkship Preceptor of the Year

The Department is honored to announce that Pierre Azzam, MD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, has been named Clerkship Preceptor of the Year by the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.  The award was presented to Dr. Azzam at the recent Curriculum colloquium for excellence in teaching in required clerkships by medical students.

Dr. Azzam received his medical degree from the Baylor College of Medicine, completed his psychiatric residency at the Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of UPMC, and obtaining training in Psychosomatic Medicine through a postdoctoral fellowship at the Harvard Medical School.  In addition to his teaching and mentorship activities, Dr. Azzam is an Attending Physician in the WPIC Psychiatry Consultation Service.  Please join us in congratulating Dr. Azzam on his his receipt of the Clerkship Preceptor of the Year award!