Emergency Room:

How It Impacts Healthcare Disparities in African Americans

Event Date: January 27, 2023

Event Speaker: Phillip Murray, MD, MPH

About the Presenter:

Phillip Murray, MD, MPH is board certified in General Adult and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. He has provided emergency psychiatry services for children and adults in 4 different states over the past decade. Dr. Murray’s experience includes Directing Emergency Psychiatry for an academic hospital with responsibilities for teaching residents, medical students, collaborating with emergency department staff on policies, process workflows, and supervising advanced practice partners. 

Course Description:

This course describes the current mental health care system in which African Americans have been more likely to utilize the emergency department as a source of care.