35 min
TBDP S2:E6 Black Mental Health Matters The Black Doctors Podcast
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Dr. Danielle Hairston is a double-boarded Psychiatrist and residency program director at the Howard University Hospital. (She was also my resident when I was a medical student at Howard University College of Medicine). In this episode, she shares a glimpse into her practice as a Psychiatrist and how she interacts with her team of residents and medical students.Dr. Hairston is advocate, effecting change for the state of mental health in the black community. She shares how she was initially discouraged from pursuing a career in Psychiatry, and how she ultimately decided to follow her calling. We discuss her pathway to medicine, which included the ODASIS pipeline program at Rutgers.Dr. Hairston discusses current events including the pre-hospital use of ketamine (a powerful sedative) to treat “excited delirium”. She also provides her thoughts on residency interviews and the Match process in the setting of COVID19, information that will be very helpful for current medical students.Are you or someone you know finishing medical school and applying to residency this year? Are you considering pursuing a career in mental health? This episode is for you!TBDP is a volunteer passion project with the goal of inspiring all who listen. In-house music and audio production, so any ideas for improvements or suggestions for future guests are welcome. Thank you so much for listening. If you like what you hear, please subscribe and leave a comment or rating. If you are thinking about starting your own podcast, check out my 30 Minutes To Podcast masterclass on my website www.StevenBradley,MD.com--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/blackdoctorspodcast/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/blackdoctorspodcast/support
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Dr. Danielle Hairston is a double-boarded Psychiatrist and residency program director at the Howard University Hospital. (She was also my resident when I was a medical student at Howard University College of Medicine). In this episode, she shares a glimpse into her practice as a Psychiatrist and how she interacts with her team of residents and medical students.Dr. Hairston is advocate, effecting change for the state of mental health in the black community. She shares how she was initially discouraged from pursuing a career in Psychiatry, and how she ultimately decided to follow her calling. We discuss her pathway to medicine, which included the ODASIS pipeline program at Rutgers.Dr. Hairston discusses current events including the pre-hospital use of ketamine (a powerful sedative) to treat “excited delirium”. She also provides her thoughts on residency interviews and the Match process in the setting of COVID19, information that will be very helpful for current medical students.Are you or someone you know finishing medical school and applying to residency this year? Are you considering pursuing a career in mental health? This episode is for you!TBDP is a volunteer passion project with the goal of inspiring all who listen. In-house music and audio production, so any ideas for improvements or suggestions for future guests are welcome. Thank you so much for listening. If you like what you hear, please subscribe and leave a comment or rating. If you are thinking about starting your own podcast, check out my 30 Minutes To Podcast masterclass on my website www.StevenBradley,MD.com--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/blackdoctorspodcast/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/blackdoctorspodcast/support
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
35 min