Longtime faculty clinician and educator Descartes Li, MD, has been selected to serve as the department’s new vice chair for education, effective October 1, 2019.
UCSF Psychiatry News
Symposium on creativity and neuroscience set for October 23
September 23, 2019
The free event, part of the Peter F. Ostwald, MD, and Lise Dechamps Ostwald Lecture Series, is open to the public, but space is limited and ordering tickets in advance is highly recommended.
UCSF's Bartley named an HHMI Hanna Gray Fellow
September 12, 2019
UC San Francisco postdoctoral researcher Christopher Bartley, MD, PhD, has been named as one of this year's Hanna Gray Fellows by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI).
Dyslexia, other learning challenges are focus of new $20M initiative
September 12, 2019
With a $20 million gift from Charles Schwab, UC San Francisco and UC Berkeley have launched a two-campus multidisciplinary clinical and research alliance to deepen the understanding of dyslexia and other specific neurodevelopmental differences that impact learning.
Bush, Thoemmes to receive Chancellor Awards for Diversity
September 03, 2019
The UCSF Office of Diversity and Outreach has announced that two Department of Psychiatry members will be among the dozen employees honored by the university with 2019 Chancellor Awards for Diversity.
Mood of children during earliest stages of life linked to maternal mental health
August 30, 2019
While numerous studies have explored the intergenerational transmission of mood disorders from parent to child, little research has been done on whether this connection extends in both directions. Can negative mood symptoms in children lead to a higher risk of mental health concerns for their parents?
Yaffe appointed to Governor's Task Force on Alzheimer's Preparedness and Prevention
August 28, 2019
Governor Gavin Newsom has announced that Kristine Yaffe, MD, has been appointed as a member of the newly formed Governor’s Alzheimer’s Prevention and Preparedness Task Force.
In Memoriam: Maura McLane, MS, MFT
August 19, 2019
Longtime Bay Area psychotherapist Maura McLane, MS, MFT, passed away on July 15, 2019, following a brief illness.
UCSF ranked among top 10 in the nation for adult psychiatric care
July 30, 2019
The UCSF Department of Psychiatry and UCSF Medical Center have once again been ranked among the nation's top centers for adult psychiatry in U.S. News & World Report’s annual Best Hospitals survey.
UCSF Psychiatry Residency Training Program once again named among best in U.S. by physicians
July 23, 2019
The UCSF Department of Psychiatry Residency Training Program (RTP) is among the top psychiatry residency programs in the nation, according to new data released by physician social networking site Doximity.