Training Psychiatrist-Advocates: Developing a Resident-Led Healthcare Advocacy Curriculum for Psychiatry Residents

Robert Tessier¹, Justin Schreiber^{2

3}, Allison DeKosky^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. tessierr@upmc.edu.
² University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
³ University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

Robert Tessier et al. Acad Psychiatry. 2025.

. 2025 Jul 22.

doi: 10.1007/s40596-025-02182-y. Online ahead of print.

Robert Tessier¹, Justin Schreiber^{2

3}, Allison DeKosky^{2

3}

¹ University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. tessierr@upmc.edu.
² University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
³ University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

No abstract available

Conflict of interest statement

Declarations. Disclosures: On behalf of all authors, the corresponding author states that there is no conflict of interest.

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