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University of Nebraska Medical Center

About the Department

A Department on the Move

Our department educates young doctors and researches many frontiers of mental health. We are committed to advancing the field of psychiatry with training that focuses on state-of-the-art clinical care, forward-thinking education, and research that translates discoveries into compassionate care.

Our department has blazed trails in the treatment of and approach to mental health across the state of Nebraska. In recent years, we launched an adult psychiatry residency program. We  worked with UNMC's primary clinical parther, Nebraska Medicine, to create a compassionate Adult Psychiatric Emergency Services and to develop new subspecialty clinics.

Our department benefits from talented faculty members, who provide care through UNMC's clinical partners.

You're invited to follow us on social media and via our newsletters to see how we live our values.

There is no health without mental health, and we must be advocates for our patients, partners with our communities, mentors for our students and pioneers in the science of psychiatry. If this sounds like your department, we hope you join us. 

How you can help

The generosity of donors helps to maintain the scope of our research and training programs. Your gift to the UNMC Department of Psychiatry will:

  • Advance cutting-edge neuropsychiatric research.
  • Establish endowed professorships for top faculty.
  • Support key program initiatives for education and training.
  • Result in practitioners trained to provide innovative and compassionate care for patients.

University of Nebraska Foundation

 

In the News

Soonjo Hwang

Psychiatry secures research funding from South Korea

The UNMC Department of Psychiatry Research Division announced $141,000 in funding from the South Korea Ministry of Science, Information and Technology.

Howard Liu

Back-to-school mental health tips

Here's how you can help your child navigate back-to-school stress and anxiety, according to a father of four and child psychologist.

Alena Balasanova

Dr. Balasanova recognized for excellence in education

Alëna Balasanova, MD, an associate professor in the UNMC Department of Psychiatry, was named a recipient of the American Psychiatric Association 2022-2023 Nancy C.A. Roeske, MD, Certificate of Recognition for Excellence in Medical Student Education.