Eight members of the UF Health Florida Recovery Center research lab were accepted as student affiliates of the UF Center for Addiction Research & Education (UF CARE) in August. These undergraduate students assist with the research program created through Dr. Scott Teitelbaum’s Pottash Endowed Professorship in Psychiatry and Neuroscience. Two…
Amanda Mihalik-Wenger, BS, MD has been selected by the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry (ACLP) to receive a travel award. Dr. Mihalik will be recognized at this years annual meeting in San Diego, California, November 13-16.
WIMS (Women in Medicine and Science) hosted a field trip for a Girl’s Place and the Pace Academy summer camps. We had almost 100 young high school-aged women in the Harrell for a day. They participated in a variety of activities including seeing ultrasound in action and learning physical…
Sara Jo Nixon, PhD was presented with a Presidential Citation for Outstanding Service at the American Psychological Association (APA) Convention in Chicago, IL.
An expansion of the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) that provides UF employees with improved access to mental health counselors as well as enhanced worklife, financial and legal resources and services. To learn more about the expanded UF EAP, please visit http://eap.ufl.edu. If you have questions, please contact UFHR Communications…
Marcia Morris, M.D., Michael Shapiro, M.D., and Andres Pumariega, M.D. — compared UF enrollment data with the number of psychiatric hospitalizations among students presenting at the UF Student Health Care Center.
Marcia Morris, MD addresses financial fear, career concerns, and mental health issues can delay graduation.
Jessica Khan, MD Jessica Khan, MD has been selected as a recipient of the Austen Riggs Award for Excellence in Psychotherapy. Dr. Khan has demonstrated particular interest in and talent for the practice of psychotherapy and psychodynamic psychiatry. She will be recognized for her…
Please join Dr. Lisa Merlo as she presents, The Pursuit of Wellness & Professional Fulfillment, at UF Neurology Grand Rounds on Tuesday July 30, 2019 at 12:00pm, in the McKnight Brain Institute, DeWeese Auditorium, LG-101.
Drs. Jackie Hobbs, Louis Solomon and Laurie Solomon, were recognized for their service to Helping Hands Clinic. Helping Hands Clinic is a group of volunteer health professionals who have provided free healthcare to the poor and homeless in Gainesville, Florida since October, 1989. The clinic is staffed by social…
