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UF receives APA Foundation MOORE Equity in Mental Health Community Grant

Ludmilla De Faria, MD and Gary Kanter, MD have received the APA Foundation’s MOORE Equity in Mental Health Community Grant. The MOORE Equity in Mental Health Community Grants Program was established in 2021 by American Psychiatric Association’s (APA) Division of Diversity and Health Equity and APA…

Dr. Mihalik-Wenger selected for the ACLP Webb Fellowship Award

Amanda Mihalik-Wenger, MD A class of six has been selected for the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry’s (ACLP) 2021-2022 William Webb Fellowship Program, among them, PGY-4 Amanda Mihalik-Wenger, MD. The Webb Fellowship program is designed to support a select number of outstanding advanced residents and fellows in…

2021 Psychiatry Staff Service Recognition

The Department of Psychiatry held their Staff Service Recognition reception on November 30, 2021 where the milestones of several employees were recognized. Here are some of the highlights: Image Gallery Marika Brigham welcomes staff Marika Brigham (30 years) with supervisor Dr. Carol Mathews Tina Green (10 years)…

College of Medicine Gratitude Day

The College of Medicine celebrated its first Gratitude Day on October 28. Members of the college community had the opportunity to show gratitude for a colleague. Members of the department were able to pick up a chocolate gator and gift it to a colleague as a token of appreciation.

When It’s Not Just Homesickness

Psychiatry Associate Professor, Marica Morris, MD helps parents identify when there’s something more than homesickness happening and steps to take to help your college student through a mental health crisis in her College Wellness column for Psychology Today.

Addiction Medicine Fellowship

UF Addiction Medicine Fellowship Program is still accepting applications. Our program enjoys national prominence as a destination treatment program; dedicated to our institutional missions of patient care, education, and research. Part of federal efforts to target the opioid epidemic, training slots targeting underserved populations have been funded by the HRSA…

UF Med Talks featuring Drs. Rahmani and Shapiro

Michael Shapiro, MD and Mariam Rahmani, MD will be discussing the effects of the pandemic on mental health in children and adolescents on UF Med Talks on November 17, 2021 from 6:30-7:30 pm. Sponsored by the UF College of Medicine Office of Development and Alumni Affairs and the UF…

Changing Perceptions on Mental Health

As more public figures come forward with their experiences with mental health conditions, it makes it easier for the rest of us to talk about our own. Dr. De Faria talks to WebMD about these changes.