Global&Local Center for Mental Health Disparities

Over the next few weeks, @The_BMC/@BUMedicine Psychiatry Grand Rounds will feature a fantastic lineup of mental health research experts from around the world. 🌎 Global Minds📍Local Insights For more info on this hybrid series, visit: glcmhd.org/global-grand-r…

Thrilled to have @LukoyeAtwoli, @drbongachiliza & Dr. Lindo Thela with us in Boston this week! Thank you for an enlightening symposium sharing perspectives from 🇰🇪 & 🇿🇦 alongside BU’s Dr. Hannah Brown, @ArchanaVen & @BrittanyGouse on the future of psychosis treatment.

The HBNU Global Health Fellowship is now accepting applications for 2025-26! Learn more at the upcoming info session: 🗓️3 June 2024 ⏲️10-11am ET 🔗harvard.zoom.us/meeting/regist… Deadline to apply is 1 Oct 2024. For eligibility criteria & to apply: hsph.harvard.edu/global-health-…

The BUMC-MGH Global Psychiatry Clinical Research Training Program is currently accepting applications for a 3-year #postdoc fellowship! For more info/to apply: bumc.bu.edu/psychiatry/edu…

Our latest GLCMHD quarterly newsletter containing center updates, upcoming events, and funding opportunities is now available! Sign up to access the most recent issue here: glcmhd.org/contact

NIMH is pleased to announce the call for applications for the 2023 NIMH Global Mental Health VISTA Awards for early career research scientists! Learn more about the nomination criteria and how to apply! Apply by September 6, 2023. nimh.nih.gov/research/prior…

Snapshots from the annual @UKZN Psychiatry Research Week currently taking place in Durban, South Africa. 📍 #mentalhealth #globalmentalhealth

Looking to understand the NIH grants process? Register for a free virtual conference this week from Feb. 1-2! bit.ly/3jKnawR. NIMH also has a number of slots available at our booth for 1:1 meetings with NIMH staff! #NIHgrantsconf

Get those early bird rates and register now for CUGH 2023, April 14-16, 2023! Global Health at a Crossroads: Equity, Climate Change and Microbial Threats cugh2023.org #CUGH2023 #Globalhealth #globalhealthconference #equity #climatechange @keithmartinmd @CUGH_TAC

Check it out: IRHC's Dr. Lin Piwowarczyk and other professionals contributed to a qualitative evaluation assessing an interdisciplinary trauma-based course for refugee populations. ⬇️ #refugeehealth #interprofessionaleducation link.springer.com/article/10.100…

'A Global-Local Paradigm for Mental Health: A Model and Implications for Addressing Disparities Through Training and Research' was recently highlighted in Fogarty's (@Fogarty_NIH) Global Health Matters November/December 2022 issue! Read it here: fic.nih.gov/News/GlobalHea…

📚Read our Spotlight Interview with Dr. Moses Ziah II, the first graduate of the Liberia College of Surgeons & Physicians (LCPS) Psychiatry Residency Program and now the youngest and third psychiatrist in Liberia! Read here: glcmhd.org/ziah-ii-interv…

Dr. Micaela Owusu, @BMCPsychRes Psychiatry Residency Training Director, and Dr. Martha Duah, second year psychiatry resident, are currently in Ghana! All smiles after practicing with the class of firth years the psychiatric examination of a patient 😄

If you are at the @ABCTNOW, make sure to see @jslee_phd !

WEEKEND READING📚 Read our Spotlight Interview with @GLCMHD Director of Research, Dr. Lawrence Were "Anything and everything costs something” -Dr. Were Read here: glcmhd.org/were-interview

WEEKEND READING📚 Read our Spotlight Interview with psychiatrist, Dr. Lebogang Phahladira (@phahlax) “You need patience, you need empathy, and you need love for human beings to do this job.” – Dr. Phahladira Read here: glcmhd.org/phahladira-int…

Read LCPS President Dr. Benjamin L. Harris’ citation below:

Last week, @BUMedicine @The_BMC Professor & Chair Dr. David C. Henderson was awarded an Honorary Fellowship from the Liberia College of Physicians & Surgeons for his decade-long commitment to developing mental health care in Liberia. Congratulations, @DaveHendMD! 🎉

Updates from Liberia🇱🇷: Our Boston team is so happy to reconnect with our Liberian team and residents! This year the LCPS Psychiatry Residency Program celebrates Dr. Moses Ziah as the first psychiatry resident to graduate! Learn more: glcmhd.org/lcps-psychiatr…