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Events

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September 17

A Trauma-Informed Approach to Racial Healing: A Summit for Collaborative Approaches

featuring experts from UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital and its community partners
September 17

Addressing Health Care Inequities in Youth with Histories of Commercial Sexual Exploitation

Distinguished Scientist Lecture
Eraka Bath, MD Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior and Vice Chair, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at the University of California / Los Angeles
October 1

Influence of Online Interactions on Mental Health and Addictive Behaviors Among Youth

Clinical Grand Rounds
César Escobar-Viera, MD, PhD Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Director, Program for Internet Delivered Interventions on LGBTQA+ Mental Health (PRIDE iQ)
Jaime Sidani, PhD, MPH, CHES Assistant Professor of Assistant Professor of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health
Candace Biernesser, PhD, LCSW, MPH Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
October 5

Pitt Psychiatry Research Half Day and Research Resources Revue

featuring the findings of our talented scientists and highlighting the research and clinical resources available to our investigators
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.
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primary faculty members. Of the 20 new faculty members hired in 2020, 25% are individuals who are under-represented in medicine.

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Our residency training program is ranked third in the nation for research output by Doximity.

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million awarded in research funding in university fiscal year 2020-2021.

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peer-reviewed articles were published by our faculty last year.

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Our psychiatry program ranked sixth among medical schools in the nation by US News & World Report.

Our Three-fold Mission Relies on Our Diverse Community

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.

For several years, Pittsburgh has been recognized as an affordable, first-rate city for medical training.
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Get Help Now

When everyday moments lead to moments of need, help is standing by.

Call resolve Crisis Services at 1-888-7-YOU-CAN (1-888-796-8226) to speak with one of the trained mental health crisis counselors.