SOCIAL Gators
This Fall Semester the UF Center for Autism and Related Disabilities (CARD) has teamed up with the Disability Resource Center, and the Counseling and Wellness Center to form SOCIAL Gators (Student...
View ArticleCongratulations Connie Pruitt!
Happy Retirement Thank you for your years of dedication, service, and significant contributions to the UF Department of Psychiatry! January 6, 1998 – August 31, 2017
View ArticleRegister NOW – Limited space to train for Parent-Child Interaction Therapist
For more information or to register, please visit our PCIT page Please direct questions to Monica Brook at monicaross@ufl.edu
View ArticleDr. Shapiro AAP award winner
Dr. Shapiro (third from left) accepts his award at the AAP Annual Meeting in Denver earlier this month. Michael Shapiro, MD is the recipient of the 2017 Association of Academic Psychiatrists (AAP)...
View ArticleDr. Lewis named COM University Term Professor
Mark Lewis, PhD Professor Department of Psychiatry Professor, Mark Lewis, PhD has been named a College of Medicine 2017-18 University Term Professor. The University Term Professorship Program provides...
View ArticleDr. Hobbs earns Health Care Risk Manager License
Jacqueline Hobbs, MD, PhD, DFAPAAssociate Professor Jacqueline Hobbs, MD, PhD, DFAPA is now a licensed State of Florida, Health Care Risk Manager. Licensees are require to take a 120 hour course,...
View ArticleNational Recovery Month – Two part series
The Independent Florida Alligator ran a two part series on substance abuse, addiction and recovery for National Recovery Month. Part one: opioids ‘I look forward’: Residents battle with substances,...
View ArticleDr. Khan recognized at IGPI and Bioethics Seminar
Dr. Jessica Khan and Dr. Rajiv Tandon at the IGPI Dinner in Orlando PGY2 Jessica Khan, MD was recognized at the International Global Psychiatric Initiative (IGPI) dinner in Orlando. The IGPI recognized...
View ArticleDrs. Bruijnzeel & Thornton speak at NAMI Florida Meeting
Dr. Bruijnzeel delivers the keynote session at NAMI FL in Orlando September is National Recovery Month and NAMI Florida held their annual meeting September 22 – 23 in Orlando. UF Department of...
View ArticleCongratulations to our Resident of the Month!
Resident of the month for September is Suraj Modi, MD
View ArticleUF Psychiatry hosts IGPI
The University of Florida Department of Psychiatry, in conjunction with the Indo-American Psychiatric Association (Florida Chapter), NAMI Florida, and FL Medicaid Drug Therapy Management Program...
View ArticleVA hosts CME event for MIAW
Attendees gather for the start of the VA CME event, part of Mental Illness Awareness Week The Malcom Randall VA Medical Center hosted a CME event for Mental Illness Awareness Week. Participants could...
View ArticleFlorida Recovery Center honors alumni
At its alumni weekend, the Florida Recovery Center celebrates whose who have recovered from addition. Dr. Reeve Abraben, a dentist at the Lake City Family Dental Center, is not ashamed to say he is a...
View Article3rd Annual MIAW Movie Night at the Hippodrome
The Department of Psychiatry held it’s third annual movie night during Mental Illness Awareness Week (MIAW) at the Hippodrome in downtown Gainesville on October 5th. As part of activities scheduled for...
View ArticleUF Health Psychiatry participates at FPS
UF Health’s Rebecca Lukowski and Department of Psychiatry Administrator, Marika Brigham at FPS in Sarasota, FL The Florida Psychiatry Society held their annual fall meeting at the Hyatt Regency in...
View ArticleWorld Mental Health Day
Mental health in the workplace is the theme of World Mental Health Day 2017. World Mental Health Day is observed on 10 October every year, with the overall objective of raising awareness of mental...
View ArticleOCD Awareness Week
OCD Awareness Week is an international effort taking place during the second week in October each year to raise awareness and understanding about obsessive compulsive disorder and related disorders,...
View ArticleUF-VA UNESCO Bioethics Unit celebrates World Bioethics Day
By: Caroline Nickerson Dr. Khan presents at World Bioethics Day On Thursday, October 19, the UF-VA UNESCO Bioethics Unit met for presentations commemorating World Bioethics Day. UNESCO has 73 units of...
View ArticleUF Child & Adolescent Psychiatrists attend AACAP
Drs. Mayberry, Rahmani, & Shapiro at the AACAP Conference in Washington, DC The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) held their 64th Annual Meeting October 23-28th in...
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