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Overview
The Center
for Public Service Psychiatry is dedicated to the development and practice
of Public Service Psychiatry by providing leadership,
collaboration, education and community based research.
The Center
offers an outstanding fellowship in Public Service
Psychiatry. The fellowship is a one-year post-residency
opportunity. Two positions are available each year. The
Fellowship will enable the fellows to acquire the skills
and knowledge needed to assume positions of leadership
in diverse systems of care. The Center also enhances Public Service Psychiatry education
offered to medical students, psychiatry residents,
fellows, primary care physicians, and other provider
specialties.
The Center fosters
partnerships with rural and urban communities throughout
the region and strengthens the quality of services and
their responsiveness to the community’s needs. It emphasizes service development
based on public health principles, diversity, and
inclusiveness. These principles are evaluated with
systematic input from consumers and family members.
The advanced
training in leadership, collaboration, and system
dynamics equip fellows to make essential
contributions to service administration and behavioral
health policy across the nation.
Who's Who
Wesley
E. Sowers,
M.D.
Director, Center for Public Service
Psychiatry
Program Director of Public Service
Psychiatry Fellowship
Telephone:
412 624 2187
E-Mail:
sowerswe@upmc.edu
Robert Marin, M.D.
Associate Director, Center for Public
Service Psychiatry
Associate Director of Public Service
Psychiatry Fellowship
Telephone:
412 624 2187
E-Mail:
marinr@upmc.edu
Ms. Eileen McKenna
Administrative Assistant, Center for Public
Service Psychiatry
Phone: 412 624
2191 Fax: 412 624 2182
E-Mail: mckennae@upmc.edu
Mission and Goals
The
mission of the Center is to enhance the development
and practice of Public Service Psychiatry by
providing leadership, collaboration, education and
community based research.
The
Center offers an outstanding fellowship in Public
Service Psychiatry. The fellowship is a one-year
post-residency opportunity. Two positions are
available each year. The Fellowship will enable the
fellows to acquire the skills and knowledge needed
to assume positions of leadership in diverse systems
of care.
The
Center will also enhance Public Service Psychiatry
education offered to medical students, psychiatry
residents, fellows, primary care physicians, and
other provider specialties.
The
Center will foster partnerships with rural and urban
communities throughout the region and will
strengthen the quality of services and their
responsiveness to the community’s needs. It will
emphasize service development based on public health
principles, diversity, and inclusiveness These
principles will be evaluated with systematic input
from consumers and family members.
The
advanced training in leadership, collaboration, and
system dynamics will equip fellows to make essential
contributions to service administration and
behavioral health policy across the nation.
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