Patrice Harris

Patrice Harris is an American psychiatrist and the first African-American woman to be elected president of the American Medical Association. She was elected the 174th president in June 2019. Quotes We are no longer at a place where we can tolerate the disparities that plague communities of color, women, and the LGBTQ community. But we are not yet at a place where health equity is achieved in those communities, We face big challenges in health care today, and the decisions we make now will move us forward in a future we help create. And I hope to be tangible evidence for young girls and young boys and girls from communities of color that you can aspire to be a physician. Not only that, you can aspire to be a leader in organized medicine. The saying ‘if you can see it, you can believe it’ is true Leadership can happen in ways large and small. I believe leadership happens more often in small ways in our own personal spheres of influence and in some ways that some people may never see. External links Category:Psychiatrists from the United States Category:Women scientists from the United States Category:21st-century African-American women Category:Living people