VISN 4 MIRECC Education

The Education Core serves a vital function within the VISN 4 MIRECC. The MIRECC sponsors conferences and workshops, as well as grand rounds and other educational programming related to comorbidity. We develop and make available resources for clinicians, patients, and their family members including training manuals and videos; we conduct direct training of students and clinicians; and we support a Research Fellowship Program for post-residency psychiatrists and post-doctoral psychologists and other mental health researchers.

In addition, each MIRECC site provides ongoing training and support for a range of local activities, including:

• practicum training in serious mental illness,
• family involvement in treatment, and couples therapy (Philadelphia site),
• ongoing training and mentoring on the treatment of substance abuse through the Buprenorphine Initiative (Pittsburgh site),
• and the publication of the VISN 4 MIRECC Bulletin (current issue or past issues). 

The MIRECC also supports and sponsors local, regional, and VISN-wide education trainings (see Upcoming Events). A listing of the educational contributions of the VISN 4 MIRECC and other MIRECC can be found at the National MIRECC Website (see the Educational Product Listing).

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