December 6

41st Annual Pittsburgh Schizophrenia Conference

featuring experts from the University of Pittsburgh and across the United States featuring experts from the University of Pittsburgh and across the United States
December 6

“I Love You” and Other Awkward Moments in Therapy: How to Address Therapy Interfering Behavior in DBT

Tiffany Painter, MSW Program Director, Bellefield Intensive Outpatient Program, UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital
Stephanie Stepp, PhD Professor of Psychiatry and Associate Professor of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh
Oommen Mammen, MD Clinician Emeritus of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Gabriella Adair, LPC Behavioral Health Therapist II, UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital
December 20

It’s Not Just about Kids or Only for Specialists: What Non-specialists Need to Know to Support Autistic Adults

Abigail Schlesinger, MD Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Shelly Kucherer, MD Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Ligia Antezana, PhD Postdoctoral Scholar, REAACT Research Program, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
January 10

Meet the PI Lecture

Danella Hafeman, MD, PhD Associate Professor of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
January 31

Distinguished Scientist Lecture

Renẻ Kahn, MD, PhD Esther and Joseph Klingenstein Professor and System Chair of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
We are one of the nation’s top Psychiatry departments.
Consistently ranked among the top psychiatric departments and hospitals in the US, our Department and its flagship hospital, UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital, revolutionizes psychiatric diagnosis and treatment, advances scholarship and knowledge, and continues to be a trailblazer in innovative research.
249

primary faculty members.

 

Of faculty members hired in 2023, 30% are individuals from minoritized backgrounds.

 

28% of our clinical trainees are underrepresented in medicine.

7th

National ranking of our residency training program by Doximity.

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130

million awarded in primary NIH grants in federal fiscal year 2023.

13

NIH-funded grants supporting research training programs.

7th

National ranking of our psychiatry program AMONG MEDICAL SCHOOLS by US News & World Report 2023.

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Clinical Care

Provide the highest quality behavioral health care to our patients and their families.

Education

Promote the career development of the next generation of clinician educators and scientists.

Research

Create the future of psychiatry through basic, translational and clinical research.

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