Inclusion & Health Equity in the Department of Psychiatry


Christin Drake, MD
Vice Chair, Diversity and Equity
Leaders in the Department of Psychiatry at NYU Grossman School of Medicine are committed to meaningful action toward inclusive patient care, educational environments, and workplace opportunities. We believe that inclusive and respectful culture is critical to our ability to meet the ambitious goals in research, training, and innovative care that we hold for ourselves and that our patients require.
The department benefits tremendously from continuous work to learn and develop as inclusive faculty, staff, and learners.
We are guided in this work by the principles of empathy, excellence, and equal access integrated into all critical departmental functions and in health equity–specific initiatives that are led by the Department of Psychiatry Health Equity Committee. The committee works closely with NYU Grossman School of Medicine’s Office of Diversity Affairs and Institute for Excellence in Health Equity.