Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute
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The Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute is part of the Psychiatry Department at UCSF, one of the most highly regarded medical universities in the United States
. Langley Porter is the oldest facility in the Psychiatry Department, and was the first psychiatric institute in California
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It was completed in 1943, and became part of the medical center's accreditation in 1962. It was named after Dr. Robert Langley Porter, a prominent and influential Dean of the UCSF. Paul Ekman
worked here from 1960 to 2004. It is located at 401 Parnassus Avenue at Hillway Avenue on the Parnassus campus of UCSF.
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. Langley Porter is the oldest facility in the Psychiatry Department, and was the first psychiatric institute in California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
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It was completed in 1943, and became part of the medical center's accreditation in 1962. It was named after Dr. Robert Langley Porter, a prominent and influential Dean of the UCSF. Paul Ekman
Paul Ekman
Paul Ekman is a psychologist who has been a pioneer in the study of emotions and their relation to facial expressions. He has been considered one of the 100 most eminent psychologists of the twentieth century...
worked here from 1960 to 2004. It is located at 401 Parnassus Avenue at Hillway Avenue on the Parnassus campus of UCSF.
External links
- http://history.library.ucsf.edu/medical_center.html http://history.library.ucsf.edu/medical_center.html
- http://psych.ucsf.edu/residency-programs.aspx?id=2032 http://psych.ucsf.edu/residency-programs.aspx?id=2032