Assistant Professor & Director-Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland
Dr. Kim Gordon-Achebe is a Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. She is board certified in both psychiatry and child and adolescent psychiatry with specialized expertise in community psychiatry, school-based mental health, residential treatment, complex pediatric trauma, diversity, inclusion, and health equity. A talented educator and national leader, Dr. Kim Gordon has dual appointments at Tulane University School of Medicine and University of Maryland School of Medicine. Dr. Gordon is adjunct assistant professor of psychiatry at Tulane School of Medicine.
Dr. Gordon-Achebe is Program Director of the University of Maryland Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship and Medical Director of the Programs for Assertive Community Treatment (PACT)-child division. She has extensive clinical experience in the assessment and treatment of pediatric mental health conditions, and provides training to medical students, adult psychiatry residents, child psychiatry fellows, and allied health professionals about systems of care, social determinants of health, cultural competency, and structural competency in psychiatry and medicine. Dr. Gordon-Achebe has presented at many national conferences and her leadership has been instrumental in providing mentorship and leverage for many psychiatrists to develop educational resources, networks and supports to advance the cause of mental health equity.
Her research interests involve trauma, human trafficking, diversity, inclusion and equity in medical training, and integrating non-traditional and family supports in residential treatment and school based settings.
Monday, May 1, 2023
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
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