Department news | September 28, 2023
We received the outstanding news in August that our Clinical Psychology Internship Training Program received accreditation renewal for the next 10 years.
News & Stories
New psychiatry fellowship for nurses
Department news | September 28, 2023
Sarah Kim, ARNP, and Madison Korenkiewicz, ARNP, are advanced registered nurse practitioners who will receive training focused on inpatient, outpatient, telehealth consultation and integrated psychiatric care for mental health conditions as part of our new Advanced Practice Psychiatric Provider Fellowship Program.
Residents attend Group Relations Conference
Department news | September 28, 2023
Thanks to an anonymous donor, several of our psychiatry residents were able to attend the A.K. Rice Institute National Group Relations Conference held at Bryn Mawr College in July
Clinician Scientist Training Program awards research funding to trainees
Department news | September 28, 2023
We are pleased to announce the first round of funding of our new Trainee Research Awards! These awards are part of our new Clinician Scientist Training Program (CSTP) that supports the development of clinician scientists in our department and provides funding and faculty support for trainees to participate in mentored research.
WHO Collaborating Center
Department news | September 28, 2023
The UW Consortium for Global Mental Health, a partnership between our department and the Department of Global Health has been designated a new World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Center.
Staff Scholarship Awards
Department news | September 28, 2023
Congratulations to the recipients of our latest round of Staff Scholarship Awards! Funded by department and philanthropic funds, these awards support professional development of classified and professional staff who work in our department.
Honors & Awards
Department news | September 28, 2023
Congratulations to Yanni Chang, MD; Emily Dworkin, PhD; Rebecca Hendrickson, MD, PhD, Andrew Saxon, MD, James Lee, MD, Jill Locke, PhD, for various awards and recognitions.
Misunderstanding chronic pain: a new look at opioids and pain relief
The Huddle | September 26, 2023
In their recently published book, The Right to Pain Relief and Other Deep Roots of the Opioid Epidemic, UW Medicine pain experts Mark Sullivan, MD, PhD, and Jane Ballantyne explore how doctors and patients have misused opioids and how they affect the brain.
ADHD prescriptions skyrocket in Washington and nationwide
Axios | September 25, 2023
Greater recognition of how symptoms show up differently in women and girls is shifting who receives treatment for ADHD, which has historically been diagnosed more often in boys, says Douglas Russell, MD.
Scared of center stage? Understanding performance anxiety
Right as Rain | September 25, 2023
Sarah Campbell, PhD, talks about what performance anxiety is, what makes it tick and says cognitive behavioral therapy along with mindfulness and grounding strategies can help treat the symptoms.
