Philosophy
Philosophy – The philosophy of the Department embraces the
pursuit of knowledge, wisdom, excellence and service via a synthesis
of educational, clinical and research programs. There is an emphasis
on training minority professionals in the bio-psychosocial model.
A combination of public and private facilities is used to expose
the residents and students to a variety of patient populations
and psychiatric disorders throughout training.
History
The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences was established
in 1984. It is one of seven major clinical departments of the
Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM).
Mission
The Department’s mission closely parallels that of the school:
To support the mission of MSM in teaching the applied behavioral
sciences to medical students and graduate students. - To
provide a comprehensive clinical program in the medical specialty
of psychiatry, with emphasis on community psychiatry and service
in the public sector.
- To
provide postgraduate residency training in psychiatry at the
interface of psychiatry and primary care medicine.
- To
promote scholarly activity, community education and meaningful
research.
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