Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences Residency Program News

MSM Psychiatry Residents Receive Resident Humanism in Teaching Award

July 5, 2023

Psychiatry Residency’s very own PGY-2, Dr. Roman Tate and PGY-3, Dr. Joshua Omade were honored as Resident Humanism in Teaching Awardees. They were chosen by the MSM Class of 2025 and recognized at the Student Clinician Ceremony. The awards are given in recognition of outstanding residents who have demonstrated particularly strong teaching skills and served as role models for compassionate, relationship-centered care. We’re beyond proud of how these young psychiatrists are representing the department and our profession.

Joshua Omade, MD

Dr. Joshua Omade

Resident

Dr. Omade was born and raised in the DMV where he attended the University of Maryland College Park for his Bachelor of Science in Cell Biology as well as his Master of Science in Physiology from Georgetown University. He completed his medical school training at Boonshoft School of Medicine at Wright State University.

Throughout his years of schooling Josh has been dedicated to professionalism, mentorship, and cultivating a healthy learning environment as recognized through his community service involvement and awards such as his induction into the Gold Humanism Honor Society. In medicine, Josh is passionate about serving the underserved especially globally. Josh is a proud son of a Nigerian immigrant and hopes to integrate western medicinal practice with the cultural norms and healthcare found in his father’s land. In psychiatry, Josh hopes to one day further his training as a CAP fellow as he is fervent in his desire to work with the vulnerable pediatric populations and with early intervention.

Outside of work, Josh has a wide variety of interests. He loves sports both as a former rugby player and as fan of professional basketball, football, and European soccer. Josh is a longtime competitive gamer and enjoys building and modifying computers and personal tech.

Contact: jomade@msm.edu

Roman Tate, MD

Dr. Roman Tate

Resident

Roman Tate, MD was born in Washington D.C but raised in Charlotte, North Carolina. He attended Xavier University of Louisiana for undergraduate where he received his Bachelor in Biology Pre-Med and a minor in chemistry. There he became a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Incorporated as he held the position of the chapter Exchequer. He then attended Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, South Carolina.

His main interest currently is adult psychiatry specifically in the outpatient setting involving psychotherapy. He enjoys traveling to new places, being outdoors, and hanging out with friends.

Contact: rtate@msm.edu

MSM Faculty Featured in March 2023 Edition of The American Psychologist

March 31, 2023

Dr. Kisha Holden, our department's Director of Research and Scholarship, is a guest co-editor for the March 2023 special issue of The American Psychologist - the flagship academic journal of the American Psychological Association. The March issue is centered on health equity in which Dr. Holden was also a contributor to the article “How Psychologists Can Help Achieve Equity in Heath Care: Advancing Innovative Partnerships and Models of Care Delivery.”

Please Welcome the Incoming Resident to the Psychiatry Residency Program

March 17, 2023

On Friday, March 17, 2023, Morehouse School of Medicine's Psychiatry Residency Program announced the incoming residents for the upcoming academic year. We are happy to introduce you to our incoming interns for 2023. We are excited to be a part of their training in Psychiatry as they embark upon this next stage of their careers.

Eugenia Asare, MD

Dr. Eugenia Asare

Incoming Resident

Dr. Asare is from Gaithersburg, MD by way of Ghana. She completed her undergraduate studies at Frostburg State University with a degree in Health Science. She is a graduate of Moreschool School of Medicine!

Her personal experience with mental health and the benefits of therapy sparked her desire to address the cultural stigma about the effects of mental health in minority subsets. Her goal is to embrace opportunities to craft a more comprehensive approach to patient care that advocates for the incorporation of psychiatric services.

Victor Elensi MD

Dr. Victor Elensi

Incoming Resident

Dr. Elensi is from Tampa, FL. He completed his undergraduate studies at University of Florida with a B.S in Health Sciences. He is a graduate of Moreschool School of Medicine!

His interest in psychiatry sparked after his psychiatry rotation at Ridgeview Instititue. He has an interest in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

“I am Nigerian-American, and my culture unfortunately tends to minimize the very existence of mental health, but also inflicts a lot of suffering for those growing up in households where family members experience mental health challenges.”

Paola Gilleran, MD

Dr. Paolo Gilleran

Incoming Resident

Dr. Gilleran is from Columbus, GA. He completed his undergraduate studies at Georgia State University with a degree in Nursing. He is a graduate of Moreschool School of Medicine!

“As a future child and adolescent psychiatrist, my mission is to dissolve the stigma around their mental illness and see them grow up into kind, happy, and productive human beings.” - Dr. Paolo Gilleran

Kiyana Harris, DO

Dr. Kiyana Harris

Incoming Resident

Dr. Harris is from Bronx, NY. She completed her undergraduate studies at North Carolina State University with a B.S in Human Biology. She received a M.S in Psychology from North Carolina State University. She is a current D.O at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine.

She hopes to focus her work on reducing mental health inequities, as this is something she witnessed growing up in the projects of the South Bronx.

Terrence Jenkins, MD

Dr. Terrence Jenkins

Incoming Resident

Dr. Jenkins is from Waynesboro, GA. He completed his undergraduate studies at Valdosta State University with a degree in Biology. He obtained a Master of Sciences from Morehouse School of Medicine. He is a graduate of Ross University School of Medicine.

His goal is to use his passion against prejudical thinking and medical knowledge to not only treat those with addiction, but also those suffering from both biophysical and psychogenic pain.

MSM Faculty Member and Psychiatry Residency Alumni Accepted into Research Colloquium for Junior Psychiatrist Investigators

March 1, 2023

MSM faculty member psychiatry and residency alumni, Christopher Villongco, MD, has been accepted into the APA's Research Colloquium for Junior Psychiatrist Investigators. The program has been existence 1996 and is sponsored National Institute on Drug Abuse, APA Foundation, and American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP) with the participation of many senior psychiatrist researchers and chairs of departments of psychiatry across the country as mentors. The program aims is to strengthen and diversify the psychiatrist-scientist workforce and Dr. Villongco was chosen after a competitive application process.

MSM General Psychiatry Residency Alum Dr. Chidi Wamuo's Professional Journey Highlighted in Psych News

February 28, 2023

Though MSM General Psychiatry alum Dr. Chidi Wamou started off as an intern in MSM's Surgery Residency program, when the need for upstream, mental health based interventions became critically apparent, he dramatically shifted course. After accepting that his passion was to address the mental issues in marginalized communities prior to repairing with a scalpel, he re-applied in psychiatry and matched into our General Psychiatry training program, where he made many contributions to the residency. Now a child psychiatry fellow at Boston Children's, Dr. Wamuo continues to collaborate with MSM faculty and residents, including a well-received presentation at the APA Mental Health Services last fall along with mental health advocate Micah Pearson and our Interim Chair Dr. Sarah Y. Vinson.

MSM Representation at the 2023 Winter GPPA Meeting in Atlanta GA

February 21, 2023

2023 Winter GPPA Meeting

Picture from right to left: Dr. Julian Lane (MSM Psychiatry Resident), Dr. Brittany Stallworth (MSM Psychiatry Resident), Dr. Sarah Vinson (GPPA President and Interim Chair for MSM Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences), Dr. Darron Lewis (MSM CAP Fellow), Dr. Joshua Omade (MSM Psychiatry Resident), Dr. Arianna Sewell (MSM Psychiatry Resident).

Morehouse School of Medicine’s was well represented at the 2023 Winter GPPA Meeting in Atlanta, GA on February 17th and 18th. The event kicked-off with a Welcome from the GPPA President, Dr. Sarah Vinson. Dr. Vinson is also the Interim Chair for our Psychiatry Department as well as the program Director for the Child and Adolescent (CAP) Psychiatry Fellowship.

Our Program Director for the Psychiatry Residency Program, Dr. Deirdre Evans-Cosby was part of the discussion panel The Future of Psychiatric Education is Georgia in Good Hands: Fostering the Pipeline and Innovation in Residency Training. Also, MSM adjunct faculty member, Dr. Beverly Stoute, delivered a presentation, How Our Mind Becomes Racialized: Lessons from the Therapeutic Encounter.

Additionally, MSM Psychiatry Program faculty, alumni, residents ,and CAP fellows were in attendance.

MSM to Host The 2023 Dewitt Symposium

December 29, 2022

Supported by our dedicated staff, our faculty, residents and fellows are engaged in a wide variety of scholarly pursuits. Additionally, our faculty hold numerous professional leadership positions at both regional and national levels. Spring of 2023, we're excited to host the DeWitt Symposium, which will be a research, advocacy and professional development event for URM Pscychiatry trainees from throughout the Southeast United States.

The DeWitt Symposium, named for the founding chair of our department, Dr. DeWitt C. Alfred, Jr., is an annual event at Morehouse School of Medicine that has traditionally been an internal event, including only our residents and fellow trainees and faculty. This year, we plan to bring in sixteen residents from other institutions for a scientific exchange and workshops regarding career progression and personal sustainability as a psychiatric physician. The program will be held in Atlanta, GA at the Kimpton Overland Hotel the evening of May 11th through the morning of May 13th, and include a number of activities to promote professional development, career planning, and mentorship both from peers and faculty. For more information, please click here.