Psychiatr News April 4, 2008
Volume 43, Number 7, page 6
© 2008 American Psychiatric Association
Morehouse Aims to Diversify Psychiatric Workforce
Morehouse university School of Medicine in Atlanta was very successful in
recruiting medical students from the class of 2006-2007 into psychiatry
residency programs, with seven of its small class of 38 medical students
choosing that path. (see also Psychiatry Department Finds Key to Recruitment
Success).
According to Gail Maddox, M.D., chair of the Department of Psychiatry at
Morehouse, medical students learn about many aspects of psychiatry in terms of
subspecialties and settings.
In an interview with Psychiatric News, Maddox noted that medical
students are exposed to psychiatric practice with different populations of
patients typically seen in the public and private sectors. The students also
are invited to attend professional psychiatry meetings such as the Georgia
Psychiatric Physicians Association meeting and APA's annual meeting.
Morehouse School of Medicine became independent from Morehouse College, a
historically black college, in 1981, and its student body is ethnically and
racially diverse. Former U.S. Surgeon General David Satcher, M.D., Ph.D.,
directs the Satcher Health Leadership Institute at Morehouse School of
Medicine.
"We are proud to be contributing to the diversity of the psychiatric
workforce," Maddox said, noting that Morehouse students learn about
cultural issues that relate to psychopathology and mental health disparities
among minorities. "The mission of our medical school is to teach
students about the importance of working with underserved populations."
Related Article:
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Psychiatry Department Finds Key to Recruitment Success
- Eve Bender
Psychiatr News 2008 43: 2-6.
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