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Center for Public
Service Psychiatry
Fellowship in Public
Service Psychiatry
Fellowship Description
2008-2009
Download the full description of the Fellowship as a pdf
Download the 2008-2009
Curriculum as a pdf
We are
offering to qualified candidates this fellowship in
Public Service Psychiatry Psychiatry at Western
Psychiatric Institute and Clinic. This one year
residency position (PGY5) is a clinical fellowship in an
environment that is rich in clinical, research and
teaching opportunities. With a broad base and multiple
levels of care this program offers a comprehensive
educational experience.
Candidates
must have completed or be about to complete an ACGME
approved residency in psychiatry and have passed USMLE
STEP 3.
Center for Public Service Psychiatry
Mission and Goals
Community Psychiatry in Western Pennsylvania
The Training
Environment
Pittsburgh
For more information, or to apply, please contact:
Wesley E. Sowers, M.D.
Director
Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry
University of Pittsburgh
Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic
Medical Director, Allegheny County Office of Behavioral
Health
304 Wood Street, Room 505
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15222
412-350-3716
sowerswe@upmc.edu
Dr. Sower's CV
Application Form
Robert Marin, M.D.
Associate Director
Associate Professor of Psychiatry
University of Pittsburgh
Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic
Medical Director, Hill Satellite Center
3811 O’Hara Street, Room 1249
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213
412-586-9305
marinr@upmc.edu
Dr. Marin's CV
Application Form
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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Community Psychiatry in Western Pennsylvania
The rich
tradition of community psychiatry in the City of
Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania dates back to the
Community Mental Health Centers Act of 1963. At that
time our Department was led by the late Jack Wolford,
MD, one of the icons of community psychiatry in this
country. He served as the voice of public psychiatry
throughout the latter part of the 20th century.
That
tradition continues. The core faculty of the Center has
a wealth of experience providing care to diverse
populations in a variety of community and public sector
settings. Several faculty members have had prominent
roles in planning system transformation efforts at the
County, State, and Federal levels of administration.
There are also strong ties to professional and advocacy
organizations such as the American Association of
Community Psychiatrists and the Pennsylvania Psychiatric
Leadership Council.
The reduction
in the use of segregated and restrictive residential
settings has been part of the region’s culture for some
time, and will culminate over the next two years with
the closing of the state hospital that has served this
region. This event will offer a unique opportunity for
fellows to participate in planning comprehensive
community based mental health and substance use
services. This will be accomplished in collaboration
with leaders of the Office of Mental Health Services and
Substance Abuse Services and several county MHMR
programs.
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The Training
Environment
The
University of Pittsburgh, Department of Psychiatry
offers an extremely rich academic and clinical
environment to the Center for Public Service Psychiatry.
For more than 40 years, the Department of Psychiatry has
been a national leader in the diagnosis, management, and
treatment of mental health and addictive disorders.
Over the past
15 years, the Department of Psychiatry and its community
partners have contributed to the growth of Public
Psychiatry and the vision of a recovery- based approach
to mental health.
For many
years Allegheny County has benefited from innovations in
community based behavioral health services. A rich
network of both rural and urban providers, together with
the Department of Psychiatry, has created nationally
recognized services to provide care for homeless,
forensic, and substance using populations.
The region’s
tradition of consumer provider collaboration has been
strengthened in recent years with the establishment of
the Allegheny County Coalition for Recovery (ACCR), a
grassroots organization of stakeholders in behavioral
health services that is focused on system
transformation. ACCR is recognized across the state and
the Nation and receives substantial credit for the
recognition that Allegheny County has received as a
national leader in progressive thinking about
recovery-oriented care.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
was recently voted “America’s most livable city” by
"Places Rated Almanac" and is a city of great vitality
and variety.
The
renaissance in recent times has made it safe, clean and
fun. With a wealth of affordable housing options it is
one of the nation's most diverse architectural
communities.
The city is
the site of many major corporate headquarters, yet
retains its small-town friendliness.
Nestled in
the Allegheny Mountains at the confluence of three major
rivers, the "City of Bridges" abounds in natural beauty,
with many parks and recreational sites.
Pittsburgh is
a city where all young professionals can find a
lifestyle that best fits their needs. Within walking or
short driving distances, there are many parks, hiking
trails, water sports, microbreweries, restaurants, clubs
and quaint stores.
As a center
for culture and the arts, Pittsburgh is second-to-none
for a city its size. For sports fans, the city offers
the major league thrills of Steelers football, Penguins
hockey, and Pirates baseball.
An ethnically
rich city, Pittsburgh has retained its neighborhoods and
small communities with surprises everywhere.
Application Form
Download the full description of the Fellowship as a pdf
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Curriculum as a pdf
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