Department news | June 27, 2024
Four of our psychiatry residents were selected to participate in this year's American Psychiatric Association Foundation Resident Fellowship Program.
News & Stories
Behavioral Neurology & Neuropsychiatry Fellowship welcomes first fellows
Department news | June 27, 2024
We’re excited to welcome the first fellows into our new Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychiatry Fellowship Program in July. The program's goal is to improve clinical care for our patients, improve the educational experience for trainees, and create new opportunities to advance knowledge in clinical neurosciences.
Welcome to our advanced nurse practitioner fellows
Department news | June 27, 2024
This summer, we’re welcoming the second cohort of the Advanced Practice Psychiatric Provider Fellowship Program. The one-year training program provides the new Fellows an opportunity to further develop their clinical expertise in mental health care and serve as psychiatric consultants through the Collaborative Care Model.
Faculty and staff department awards
Department news | June 27, 2024
At the 2024 department annual meeting in June, we honored several members of our faculty and staff who have contributed in various ways to the success of our department. A big congratulations to each of them!
Michael V. Vitiello receives Lifetime Achievement Award
Department news | June 27, 2024
Congratulations to Professor Emeritus Michael V. Vitiello, PhD, for receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Sleep Foundation (NSF).
2024 Jeremy Clark Fellowship recipients
Department news | June 27, 2024
To honor the memory and contributions of our colleague and friend, Jeremy Clark, PhD, each summer we award research fellowships to UW undergraduate students to work on a ten-week research project in the lab of a Division of Psychiatric Neurosciences faculty member. Congratulations to our three new fellows!
Researcher brings addiction-care ‘hubs’ to Capitol Hill
UW Medicine newsroom | June 25, 2024
Q&A with Caleb Banta-Green, PhD, MPH, discussing an approach to reduce overdose deaths, now part of a bill in Congress.
Exploring post-traumatic growth
King County Sexual Assault Resource Center | June 20, 2024
In this blog, Michele Bedard-Gilligan, PhD, and colleagues write about ways people evolve after a traumatic experience.
The NBA is monetizing a public health crisis
Lever Time, Episode 1 | June 14, 2024
Scott Graupensperger, PhD, joins the Lever Time podcast to talk about the recent growth in online gambling and how it has impacted society, sports, and fandom.
ADHD patients could face disrupted access to meds following fraud case
Health Day | June 14, 2024
Margaret Sibley, PhD, comments on news that a health care fraud case will likely worsen ongoing shortages of Adderall and other ADHD medication.
