Dr. Kendra Outler, MD founder of Uzima Health and Wellness sat down with a two esteemed physician leaders to discuss the psychological, physical, racial, and sociological implications of gun violence. This discussion is crucial as we need to understand the burden that gun violence has on individuals and Black communities, especially in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Panel members included Dr. Rahn Kennedy Bailey, MD, a forensic psychiatrist and Chairman of LSU Health Sciences Center in New Orleans Department of Psychiatry, Dr. Keneeshia Williams, MD, an assistant trauma surgeon and Student Clerkship Director for the medical students at Grady Hospital and Emory School of Medicine, and Ellis Dean, Director of Digital Programming and Production at BlackDoctor.org. The show talk was co-hosted by Tamara G. of 101. 5 FM lite in Miami, Florida.

This four part discussion of Gun Violence is sponsored by the LSUHSC Department of Psychiatry.

To learn more about how you can be more informed, we recommend you check out the following resources:

MyUzima Health and Wellness: https://www.myuzima.org

LSUHSC Department of Psychiatry : https://www.medschool.lsuhsc.edu/psychiatry/

Trauma Recovery Clinic at University Medical Center New Orleans: https://www.lcmchealth.org/university-medical-center-new-orleans/our-services/behavioral-health-psychiatry/trauma-recovery-clinic