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It’s time to register for the Annual Clinician-Educator Showcase, which will be held on March 23, 2023. This special event, hosted by the Department of Psychiatry and UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital, celebrates the achievements of our outstanding clinician-educators and clinical staff. 

Department of Psychiatry faculty, clinicians, staff, residents, medical students, and psychology interns, as well as our colleagues in the Western Psychiatric Hospital community are invited to attend. There are two ways to register this year:  

1.    Virtually (attend the plenaries only via Zoom)
2.    In-Person (attend the entire event – posters, plenaries and breakouts - in person)

Click here to register.

The Showcase will include a Speed Dat(a)ing session, an engaging and topical plenary session, interactive breakouts, and posters. 

Speed Dat(a)ing
This session will feature presentations from Western Psychiatric Hospital clinicians: 

(Clockwise from upper left)
Ida Brockman, MD (PGY3, UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital)

Caroline ‘Haley’ Walker, MD (Child Fellow, UPMC Western Psychiatric 
Hospital)

Shelly Kucherer, MD (Assistant Professor of Psychiatry)

Andreea Temelie, PharmD, BCPP (Clinical Pharmacist, UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital)

Plenary Session I

The Telepsychiatry: Where It Works, Where It Doesn’t, and Where It’s Going panel discussion will feature: 

(Clockwise from upper left)
Jessica Gannon, MD (Associate Professor of Psychiatry)

Gina Perez, MD (Associate Professor of Psychiatry)

Meredith Spada, MD (Assistant Professor of Psychiatry)

James Tew, MD (Associate Professor of Psychiatry)

Plenary Session II

Piper Carroll, MD (Assistant Professor of Psychiatry) and James Tew, MD (Associate Professor of Psychiatry) will engage in a conversation: Enhancing Psychological Safety in the Clinical Environment.

Breakout Sessions

Led by experts from the Department of Psychiatry and Western Psychiatric Hospital, breakout sessions will address the following topics:

• Weaving Teaching and Feedback into Observed Clinical Interviews

• Clickbait: How the Internet is Ruining Psychiatry (and the Youth)

• Train the Trainer: How to Disseminate DEI Trainings to Behavioral Health Teams

• Conflicts Due to Identities and Values

• Balancing the Needs of the Many vs. the Needs of the Few: How Accountable are Academic Medical Centers for Improving General Behavioral Health Access?

• When ABCs Go to PFs (Pass/Fail)