In recognition of Employee Wellness Month, UF At Work has put together a series of eight wellness webinars throughout the month of June to boost your health and overall well-being. There are even 10-minute guided meditation sessions each Monday and Friday!

Employees of UF Health Psychiatric Hospital helped paint a mural along the infamous 34th Street wall on Friday, May 19, 2023, to help promote Mental Health Awareness Month. 

Zachary Simon, a PhD student with Marcelo Febo, PhD’s lab has been accepted into the Society for Neuroscience’s (SfN) Scholar Program where underrepresented graduate or postdoctoral researchers have the opportunity to join this award-winning program to enhance their career and build community.

Marcia Morris, MD, Department of Psychiatry Associate Professor talks with the Finding Genius Podcast about why anxiety and depression is on the rise in college age students and what to do about it. Listen to the podcast.

When Dawn-Christi Bruijnzeel, MD, isn’t busy training UF Health psychiatry residents, you’ll find her embarking on another transformative mission — bringing psychiatric care to the streets of Gainesville.

The Indo-American Psychiatric Association (IAPA) held their Annual Meeting and Banquet Dinner during the American Psychiatric Association Meeting in San Francisco at the Marines’ Memorial Club.

PGY-3 Jeena Kar, DO participated in the IAPA poster session and was awarded first place in the poster session with…

The National Organization of Alternative Programs held their Annual Education Conference in Orlando. Members of the UF Health Florida Recovery Center team presented at the conference.

Rachel Waters,…

University of Florida, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellow, Ashraf Muzwagi, MD participated in the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry‘s (AACAP) Advocacy Day and Legislative Conference this year at the Nation’s Capitol.

The AACAP’s annual Legislative Conference, allows members to partner with family…

The 2023 APA Annual Meeting was held this May at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, several of our faculty and trainees were in attendance, here are some of the highlights from the meeting.

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Dr. Marcia Morris, associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry and associate program director for UF’s Student Health Psychiatry, talks about ways to limit negative exposure and build self-care safeguards while staying engaged when it comes to social media.

Thank you to the volunteers for the excellent clinical care and education provided to our patients at Equal Access Psychiatry Night. Special shout out to Juliette Romeus (MS4), Dr. Diego Nolasco, and Dr. Ludmila De Faria for navigating a complex case requiring hospitalization.

The Equal Access Clinic Network is a student-ran free healthcare clinic in which volunteer residents act as ...

Become a member of the UF Psychiatry Alumni Society! The society fosters alumni networking, socializing and sharing current trends in psychiatric and behavioral science. Show your support of the education, research and clinical mission of the department by joining.

• Annual Dues: $100

• Lifetime Dues: $2,500 (payable over five years, $500 per year)

Membership dues support activities of the society and training programs.

To learn more about giving back to the department and alumni opportunities, please contact Callie Wilkes. (calliewilkes@ufl.edu). 

It’s not too late to join the Health Equity & Inclusion Group on the UF Health Bridge!

We would love for you to join us for these new and thought provoking opportunities and welcome you to join the group and present ideas of your own. Go to the UF Health Bridge to join the group, and see more details, on resources, activities, and events. 

Join us for our next meeting, 12:00pm - 1:00pm on July 17, 2023 for discussions focused on anti-racism, social justice and health equity so we can learn together and from one another, strengthening our teams.

The Review of Aging: Forget-Me-Not Pathological or Not?

Geriatric Fellows:
Stephanie Garayalde, MD
Ashley Lewis, MD

12:00-1:00pm

Work Up and Deferential Diagnosis of First Episode Seizure Disorder in Pediatric Population with Psychiatric Comorbidity

Child Fellows:
Young Jo, MD
Sheena John, MD
Ashraf Muzwagi, MD

12:00-1:00pm

TBD

12-1pm

Benjamin Phalin, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry
Division of Addiction Medicine

TBD

Residents:
Andrew J Amicarelli DO
Brendan Butler MD
Maria T Franco MD
Gabriel J Jerkins MD
Ryan Joy DO
Kent T Mathias MD
Brittany A Michael MD
George J Raineri MD
Chloe A Schneider DO
Alexander Sidawi DO

12:00-1:00pm

The city of Gainesville presents Journey to Juneteenth May 19 to June 19, 2023.

This FREE two-day conference will consist of a series of sessions on a variety of topics related to current research and intervention in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). It will be held at the Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art.

Faculty and staff are invited to attend these in-person fitness classes for all fitness levels at no cost throughout the semester.

• Yoga - Mondays and Tuesdays, 12:15 - 1 p.m., Monday @ Smathers Library room 100 & Tuesdays @ Ustler Hall Atrium
• Zumba - Tuesdays and Thursdays, 5:30 - 6:15 p.m., Professional Park, register here!
• Pilates - Every other Thursday @ 6:00 p.m., Reitz Union North Lawn, no registration needed.
  

In an effort to more efficiently connect UF and UF Health faculty and staff and their families to mental health services, UFHR, in partnership with the UF departments of Psychiatry and Clinical and Health Psychology, is introducing a new Mental Health Services Access Line devoted exclusively to university employees and their dependents. Faculty, staff and their dependents may call (352) 627-0032 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, to receive assistance identifying and securing access to the mental health services best suited to their needs.

The new helpline is designed to increase access to mental health care and to supplement existing resources like the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) rather than replace them, providing a single point of entry and ensuring employees get the help they need in a timely manner. UF employees and their household members may still call the EAP at any time, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, at (833) 306-0103, and anyone experiencing a crisis with more urgent needs should call the Alachua County Crisis Center at (352) 264-6789.