Chairman Doug Ziedonis presented to the Department of Defense, Department of Veterans Affairs, the White House, and Congress in Washington D.C. on June 25 as a member of the Institute of Medicine committee who wrote the report “Combating Tobacco Use in Military and Veteran Populations.” Read the press release here. 

 Chairman Doug Ziedonis recently testified at a state hearing on drug addiction that addiction to drugs and alcohol should be treated as a disease, like cancer. Legislators and physicians explained that addiction should get the same attention, support and treatment options. For more information, read the article in the Telegram and Gazette.

Department of Psychiatry

The Department of Psychiatry at the University of Massachusetts Medical School is a national leader in public sector psychiatry. Our mission is to provide excellent state-of-the-art and recovery-informed patient care, research, training, and community engagement in an effort to enhance the mental health of all citizens in Massachusetts and beyond. We are the largest provider of psychiatric service in Central Massachusetts, with a team of over 275 faculty and 2000 staff. We take pride in our outstanding clinical services, innovative educational and training programs, research advances, and workplace of choice. We are working to become the best integrated department of psychiatry in the nation.