March 21

Research Equity and Community Health (REACH) Health Equity Seminar Series

Bea Luna, PhD Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry and Professor of Psychology, Bioengineering and Radiology, and Staunton Professor of Pediatrics and Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
March 21

Annual Clinician Educator Showcase

featuring experts from the Pitt Department of Psychiatry and UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital
March 22

Neuroimaging Studies of Brain Bioenergetics in Psychotic Disorders

Dost Öngür, MD, PhD William P. & Henry B. Test Professor of Psychiatry; Director, Schizophrenia & Bipolar Disorder Research Program, Harvard Medical School; Chief, Psychotic Disorders Division, McLean Hospital
April 5

Health Effects of Spousal Bereavement in Late-life

Sarah Stahl, PhD Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Assistant Professor of Clinical and Translational Science
April 12

Sports Psychiatry

Kenneth Nash, MD, MMM Professor and Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs, Department of Psychiatry, and Professor of Pediatrics & Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Raymond Pan, MD Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Orthopedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Robin Valpey, MD Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
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.
248

primary faculty members. Of the 24 faculty hired in 2022, 38% are individuals from historically marginalized communities.

433

psychiatric inpatient beds across multiple UPMC Western Behavioral Health clinical sites.

$
130

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

722

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

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Our psychiatry program ranked seventh 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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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.