A brief history of the department

The Department of Medical Psychology (original name) was founded in 1976 by Jerome E. Singer. He decided that the department would use principles and methods of scientific psychology (especially experimental social psychology, psychophysiology, and psychobiology) and other biomedical sciences to address issues relevant to physical and mental health. Dr. Singer recruited the charter faculty (Andrew S. Baum, Sheryle J. Gallant, Robert J. Gatchel, Neil E. Grunberg, Cecil B. Harris, David S. Krantz) in 1978-1979 to help plan, develop, and initiate the department's research and teaching activities.
 
The Department of Medical Psychology (original name) was founded in 1976 by Jerome E. Singer. He decided that the department would use principles and methods of scientific psychology (especially experimental social psychology, psychophysiology, and psychobiology) and other biomedical sciences to address issues relevant to physical and mental health. Dr. Singer recruited the charter faculty (Andrew S. Baum, Sheryle J. Gallant, Robert J. Gatchel, Neil E. Grunberg, Cecil B. Harris, David S. Krantz) in 1978-1979 to help plan, develop, and initiate the department's research and teaching activities.
 
The Department faculty have trained over 100 Ph.D. psychologists and have helped the University to train more than 4,200 physicians. Department faculty have published more than 500 scientific papers, served as editors of ten different scientific journals, and have been nationally and internationally recognized for contributions to behavioral and medical sciences, education, and public health. Today, the Department of Medical & Clinical Psychology is strong and active. The current Department includes 9 full-time faculty members, more than 40 adjunct faculty, about 40 graduate students and postdoctoral fellows, a dozen staff, several different active research programs, and broad clinical training and supervision.

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