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Soror Patrice Harris Becomes First African American Female President of the American Medical Society! Congratulations to the Eta Omicron Chapter and @akasorority1908
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Dr. Patrice Harris just shattered another glass ceiling in the medical industry. On June 11th she was officially sworn in as the 174th president of the American Medical Association, making her the first Black woman to lead the organization.
In her speech at her inauguration, Dr. Harris held back tears as she reflected on the shoulders she stood on to reach the highest position within the AMA. . ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
“It’s truly a dream come true to stand before you tonight,” she said. “A dream my ancestors, parents, my extended family, and my friends supported before it even entered my imagination. A dream my West Virginia, Georgia, psychiatry and AMA families helped me achieve. And I know in my heart that, tonight, I am my ancestors' wildest dreams.” . ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
A native of West Virginia, Dr. Harris blazed trails and acquired invaluable experience beyond her white coat years before her presidency. In 2016, she became the first African American woman to lead AMA's Board of Trustees. She also served on the board of the Medical Association of Georgia’s Council on Legislation, its Committee on Constitution and Bylaws, and its Membership Task Force. She was also the president of the Georgia Psychiatric Physicians Association, as well as the founding president of the Georgia Psychiatry Political Action Committee.
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As a Black woman, she is keenly aware of, and equipped to address, challenges within the medical field that uniquely affect marginalized communities.
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"We are no longer at a place where we can tolerate the disparities that plague communities of color, women, and the LGBTQ community. But we are not yet at a place where health equity is achieved in those communities," Dr. Harris said in a statement. She continued, “We are no longer at a place where underrepresented groups are not welcome in medicine, but we are not yet at a place where underrepresented groups are entering or graduating from medical schools at the rates of their peers."
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