Balkozar S. Adam, MD

A case for why psychiatrists should discuss the COVID vaccines with their patients.

The authors explore the impact of structural racism on psychiatry trainees and the patients they care for (and what can be done about it).

As clinicians, how do we elevate our humanity to connect with the entire patient? How do we expand our knowledge base, move beyond our implicit biases and understand the critical role of culture?

Just recently, an adolescent patient refused to meet with me individually, saying, “People from your country kill us.” But we survived-as a country and as a family.