Impact of Discrimination on Mental and Physical Health of African Americans

Event Date: June 28, 2024

Time: 9 AM – 1:30 PM

Location: Hybrid

Event Speaker: Karinn Glover, MD

About the Presenter:

Karinn Glover, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Attending, Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Division, Montefiore Hospital, Bronx NY. Currently Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Dr. Glover teaches psychopharmacology and aspects of psychotherapy to Psychiatry and Family Medicine residents. Her decade-plus experience as a psychiatrist and leader in the primary care division at Montefiore Health System has informed her approach to health equity, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEI+B), and the styles of leadership that produce organizational success.

Course Description:

The focus of this course is health equity, an exploration of the ways systemic racism and various kinds of discrimination impact the mental and physical health of marginalized populations in the United States.