Hill awarded grant from the NIMH
The National Institutes of Mental Health (NIMH) has awarded Mandy J. Hill, DrPH, MPH, professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine and director of Population Health, with an R34 grant following the completion of her pilot program as a Ujima…
Stepping up care
Photos by Dwight C. Andrews/Office of Communications Amanda L. Zold, PhD, program director of the Co-occurring Disorders Program and Affective Disorders Program with the Faillace Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, officially opens the Partial Hospitalization and Intensive Outpatient Program…
Journal opens discussion on medical education
A new journal aiming to serve as a discussion floor for people from different backgrounds of medical education has been created by Salih Selek, MD, professor in the Louis A. Faillace, MD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. Selek created…
MindGames team wins back-to-back championships
For the fifth time in 11 years, the UTHealth Houston Psychiatry MindGames team brought home the trophy from the national competition of the American Psychiatric Association (APA), thanks to team members Caroline McCool, MD; Hunter Hinman, MD; and Daniel Liaou,…
Weaver receives award from ASAM
Michael Weaver, MD, professor in the Faillace Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, received the Annual Award from the American Society of Addiction Medicine at the ASAM annual conference in April, in Washington, DC. The award recognized Weaver’s outstanding contributions…
Psychiatry to host Trauma & Resilience Conference
The Louis A. Faillace, MD Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences will host the 2023 UTHealth Houston Trauma & Resilience Conference June 2 at The Intercontinental Hotel (6750 Main St.). The theme for the 2023 conference is Elder Abuse and…
Schmitz named SRNT fellow
The Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT) has named Joy Schmitz, PhD, professor and Louis A. Faillace, MD, Chair in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, as a member of its 2023 Fellowship class. The status of…
Dial 988 for a mental health emergency
On July 16, the U.S. rolled out the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. Similar to the 911 emergency line, a person can now dial 988 any time or day to receive help during a mental health crisis. Mental health and…
Psychiatric hospital opens Monday
When academic psychiatric hospital the John S. Dunn Behavioral Center at UTHealth Houston opens to patients on Monday, March 28, it will devote its first beds to alleviating the backlog of care for competency restoration. Competency restoration patients are those…
Women and Girls in Science Symposium set for Feb. 11
The McGovern Medical School Women Faculty Forum invites all students and employees in the Texas Medical Center to a virtual edition its fourth annual International Day of Women and Girls in Science Symposium Feb. 11 from 4:30-6 p.m. The International…