Black Experiences in Academic Psychiatry

The objective of this article is to ex-amine the experiences and challenges faced by Black professionals in the academic psychiatry workforce. The authors used data collected from pre-vious literature to explore experiences faced at each level of the academic psychiatry pipeline. Review of the lit-erature revealed that systemic barriers contribute to burnout, high turnover, and underrepresentation of Black professionals in academic psychiatry. Retention of Black mental health pro-fessionals is fostered by institutional support and interventions that address racism and promote growth and de-velopment at every level. While there appears to be a growing body of lit-erature in social medical and popular press, peer-reviewed literature on the experiences of Black trainees and pro-fessionals in academic psychiatry is still limited. Additional studies, includ-ing systematic data collection among Black psychiatrists, psychologists, fac-ulty, and clinical support staff in aca-demic settings, are needed to continue to examine experiences related to race and racism along the educational and professional workforce continuum. [Psychiatr Ann. 2022;52(12):509-513.]

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The objective of this article is to examine the experiences and challenges faced by Black professionals in the academic psychiatry workforce. The authors used data collected from previous literature to explore experiences faced at each level of the academic psychiatry pipeline. The literature review revealed that systemic barriers contribute to burnout, high turnover, and underrepresentation of Black professionals in academic psychiatry.