Penn Medicine Princeton Health Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds are free and open to anyone via Zoom teleconference on various Mondays at 12:30 PM.
The courses are geared toward the learning needs of physicians, psychotherapists, psychologists, counselors, intermediate to advanced level social workers, nurses, and related fields of practice.
Penn Medicine Princeton Health is accredited by the Medical Society of New Jersey to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Many Grand Round sessions are also eligible for social work credits.
For information on how to log on and to receive credits for participating, contact Janice Puleio, CME Coordinator, at 609-853-7463.
Department of psychiatry grand rounds schedule for 2026
| Date | Speaker | Title |
|---|---|---|
| February 9, 2026 | Kristel Carrington, MD, Psychotherapist, Psychopharmacologist | Psychedelics and Psychiatry: Evidence, Ethics, and Integration |
| February 23, 2026 | David Miklowitz, PhD, UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Behavior | The Role of the Family in the Course of Bipolar Disorder |
| March 9, 2026 | Edward (Ted) Brodkin, MD, Penn Medicine | Supporting Social Functioning in Adults on the Autism Spectrum |
| March 23, 2026 | Richard Friedman, MD, Director, Weill Cornell Medical College | The Psychology and Neuroscience of Conspiracy Thinking: Can We Do Anything About It? |
| April 13, 2026 | Petros Levounis, MD, Rutgers NJ Medical School | The Future of Addiction Treatment: Beyond ChatGPT |
| April 27, 2026 – Opioid CME | Sara Polley, MD, Vantage Mental Health, Minnesota | Opioid Use Disorders in Youth |
| May 11, 2026 | Michael Garrett, MD, SUNY Downstate Medical Center | Psychotherapy in the Treatment of Psychosis |
| June 8, 2026 | John Abramson, MD, MSc, Harvard Medical School | How to Make American Health Care Good Again |
| June 22, 2026 | David S. Smith, PhD, Robert Gordon University, School of Law & Social Sciences | Incels: What Behavioral Health Professionals Need to Know |
| July 13, 2026 – End of Life | Robin Plumer, DO, Compassionate Endings NJ, Educator & Advocate for MAID | Medical Aid in Dying |
| July 27, 2026 | Vaughn McCall, MD, MS, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University | The Sleep and Suicide Connection: The Role of Hyperarousal |
| August 10, 2026 | Michael Steinberg, MD, Rutgers Institute for Nicotine & Tobacco Studies | Turning the Tide on Tobacco: Potential New Medications, Novel Uses of Existing Medications, and the Role of E-Cigarettes in the Continuum of Harm Reduction |
| August 24, 2026 | Sarah M. Fischer, PhD, University of Nebraska Medical Center | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis: An Underutilized and Effective Treatment |
| September 28, 2026 | Roxane Cohen Silver, PhD, University of California, Irvine | The Mental and Physical Health Correlates of Media Exposure to Violence and Other Disasters |
| October 26, 2026 | Michael Inzlicht, PhD, University of Toronto, Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology | Can AI Be More Compassionate than Humans? |
| November 23, 2026 | Laurel Weaver, MD, PhD, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Perelman School of Medicine at HUP | Anxiety Disorders and Eating Disorders: Recognizing and Treating Comorbidities |