When the Psychiatrist is Black: Re-examination of Racism in Psychiatry, Nuances in the Physician-Patient Dynamic and Considerations for the Future

Dates and Times

Start: 3/18/2026 1:00 PM
End: 3/18/2026 2:00 PM

Objectives

-To discuss the historical context of racism in psychiatry (including the justification for slavery to the eventual support for the Eugenics Movement).
-To discuss racism in medical education and the continued exclusion of African-Americans.
-To discuss the reconceptualization of African-Americans and the sources of their perceived deficits post-civil rights movement.
-To discuss the racism inherent in psychiatric diagnoses and treatment of the African-American patient population.
-To discuss psychoanalytic perspectives on racism and reconsideration of the physician/patient dynamic along with diagnostic conceptualization given these reconsiderations.
-Strategies for confronting racial violence in real time.
-Recommendations for improving medical education considering this history.

Speakers

Accreditation Statement

The Ohio State University is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME®) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

AMA Credit Designation Statement

The Ohio State University designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ^™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.