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2016 Staff meeting and Service Pin Reception

The Department of Psychiatry held it’s annual staff meeting and service pin reception on October 31st at the McKnight Brain Institute. Congratulations to this year’s Service Pin Recipients: Debra Krawczykiewicz – 5 years Michele Pearson – 10 years Kathryn Robinson – 10 years Robert Prather – 10 years Donna…

Celebrating Distinction – Four Psychiatry Faculty Receive Distinction

The University of Florida Health Science Center held it’s fifth annual Celebrating Distinction ceremony to recognize those faculty members who have recently been named to an endowed professorship or chair. The event was held October 26, 2016 in theĀ DeWeese Auditorium at the McKnight Brain Institute. The Department of…

Employee Service Award Ceremony

Congratulations for your years of service to the University of Florida College of Medicine and the Department of Psychiatry. Bonnie McLaurin – 30 years Marika Brigham – 25 years     From left to right: Dean Michael Good, MD, Bonnie McLaurin, Marika Brigham and Chairperson of the…

Marika Brigham named President-Elect of NAAPA

Congratulations to Marika Brigham, Director and Chief Financial Officer of the University of Florida Department of Psychiatry, who was named President -Elect of the National Association of Academic Psychiatry Administrators (NAAPA). She will serve on the board of directors for the year 2016-2017. Part of Brigham’s responsibilities as president-elect…

World Mental Health Day 2016

When terrible things happen in our communities, we can reach out a helping hand to those who are affected. Learning the basic principles of psychological first aid will help you to provide support to people who are very distressed, and, importantly, to know what not to say.

MIAW Movie Night at the Hippodrome

The Department of Psychiatry and UF Health held it’s second annual movie night during Mental Illness Awareness Week (MIAW) at the Hippodrome in downtown Gainesville on October 5th. As part of activities scheduled for MIAW the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Florida screens a movie which focuses on…