Event sponsored by:
Duke AHEAD
Duke Health Interprofessional Education and Care Center I.P.E.C
Graduate Medical Education
Contact:
Dickerson, KristinSpeaker:
Damon Tweedy, MD
Facing the Unseen: The Struggle To Center Mental Health in Medicine Presented by: Damon Tweedy, MD Professor Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Duke University School of Medicine Objectives: • Identify at least two ways that the traditional divide between physical health and mental health is detrimental to patients • Examine the role of race in the diagnosis and treatment of mental health conditions • Discuss at least two methods to improve the centering of mental health within medical education and practice