On behalf of faculty, staff, students and trainees, welcome to the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences website. The department’s vision is to become an innovative global leader in discovery, training and clinical care. We encompass a broad array of deeply committed people, different professional expertise, varied clinical sites, comprehensive research endeavors and multiple training experiences.
Our Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion and Social Justice
The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences welcomes, respects and embraces differences in age, sex and gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, race, ethnicity, indigenous background, culture, national origin, language, religion, spiritual orientation, ability status, neurodiversity, social class, education, veteran status, political persuasion, professional interests and other cultural and professional dimensions. We celebrate intersectionalities among these cultural and professional dimensions and believe the energy that results from such diversity empowers us to broaden our perspectives to optimally learn, grow, advance knowledge, care for patients and address pressing societal challenges. We expect all members of our community to contribute to creating a welcoming and respectfully inclusive environment, conduct themselves in a manner that reflects cultural responsiveness and cultural humility, and reject all forms of prejudice and discrimination. The Diversity, Inclusion and Social Justice Committee endeavors to foster an equitable, inclusive and socially just culture in which all members of the department feel respected, valued and recognized for their unique and collective contributions and have a sense of belonging within the departmental community.
