Communications and Marketing
The Department of Medicine (DOM) Communications Team provides strategic communications support for our department’s divisions and institutes.
We work closely with faculty and staff to showcase the department’s accomplishments across the tripartite mission. Our team collaborates with other communications offices across the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC for joint projects and major announcements.
Services We Provide
The DOM Communications Team provides the following services for the Department of Medicine:
- Publication of news, accomplishments, and upcoming events
- Website content management
- DOM social media accounts
Contact us at DOM-media@pitt.edu to request assistance with your next project. All requests for DOM-wide email distributions should be directed to Natalie Schweninger at schweningern@upmc.edu.
For additional resources, such as branded PowerPoint templates or Pitt/UPMC logos and palettes, click here.
* We do not perform intensive graphic design work, provide photography or videography services, or maintain any UPMC-owned website or service. For photography or videography services, visit Pitt’s Office of University Communications and Marketing. To edit a UPMC-owned website, visit UPMC Infonet for instructions on how to submit a request for service to UPMC’s Digital Marketing team.
Kristen Bagwell
Website updates and maintenance
Kathryn Nauman
Social media and graphics
Samantha Wasielewski
Social media and digital signage
While these reflect general areas of oversight, the DOM Communications and Marketing Team often collaborates on various projects, so please submit all requests to DOM-Media@pitt.edu.
Publication of News, Accomplishments, and Events
The DOM Communications team oversees the publication of news and accomplishments by DOM personnel on the DOM website, social media, digital signage, and Code Blue and Gold, the DOM’s quarterly newsletter.
Submit News, Accomplishments, and Events
Faculty, staff, and trainees should contact DOM-media@pitt.edu with any news, awards, and accomplishments to ensure your recent successes are highlighted across the DOM’s various channels.
Please include the following details in your message:
- Name of the faculty member, staff member, student, fellow, resident, postdoc, etc., to be recognized
- Brief synopsis of the accomplishment including as many specifics as possible (e.g., name of the award, publication title and journal, grant title and award number, etc.)
- Any relevant photographs, graphics, or documents
The DOM Communications team will develop an appropriate approach to amplify your achievements and will follow up for any clarification needed.
NB: Awards or recognitions subject to a media embargo should be clearly indicated with the date when the embargo will be lifted in your correspondence.
Website Content Management
Content on the Department of Medicine, Aging Institute, and Vascular Medicine Institute (VMI) websites is managed by the DOM Communications team. The following types of routine requests should be submitted to domwebsite@pitt.edu:
- Updates to existing webpages
- Adding new content pages under an existing division or institute
- Adding a calendar event to the DOM, Aging Institute, or VMI website
Directory Profile Changes
To add or make changes to a profile on the DOM Directory for faculty, fellows, or staff, please complete this form: https://pitt.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5BylOMv7UcPaHFs
For faculty profile changes on the Aging Institute or VMI websites, faculty should reach out to Kristen Bagwell at kmb168@pitt.edu.
DOM Social Media Accounts
The DOM Communications team maintains several social media accounts to promote the Department. Be sure to follow the DOM and tag us to help further amplify divisional and individual accomplishments:
- X/Twitter, @PittDeptofMed
- Bluesky, @pittdeptofmed.bsky.social
- Instagram, @pittdeptofmed
- Facebook, @PittDeptofMed
- YouTube, @PittDeptofMed
Additional Resources
Brand Resources
For Department of Medicine PowerPoint templates and logos, visit internal.dom.pitt.edu/brand/
For University of Pittsburgh PowerPoint templates and branding, visit https://pittsix.pitt.edu.
For UPMC PowerPoint templates and branding, visit UPMC Infonet.
Photo, Video, and Recording Consent Forms
Consent forms are not required by the Chair’s Office for photographs or video recordings of University of Pittsburgh personnel taken during the normal course of their job duties. However, as a courtesy, employees should be verbally informed when they are being photographed or recorded.
For any other photographs or recordings with individuals outside the University of Pittsburgh, a photo release form should be completed and signed by all relevant parties.