APA's Office of Minority and National Affairs
"Racial and ethnic minorities collectively experience a greater disability burden from mental illness than do whites. This higher level of burden stems from minorities receiving less care and poorer quality of care, rather than from their illnesses being inherently more severe or prevalent in the community.” (Surgeon General 2001) OMNA Mission The mission of OMNA is to meet the professional needs of psychiatrists from minority and underrepresented (MUR) groups and to improve the quality of care for MUR people.
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Mailing Address American Psychiatric Association 1000 Wilson Boulevard, # 1825 Arlington, VA 22209
Staff Contacts ANNELLE PRIMM, MD, MPH Director Email: aprimm@psych.org 703-907-8540 703-522-2564 FAX
ALISON BONDURANT Associate Director Email: abondurant@psych.org 703-907-8639 703-907-7852 FAX
MARILYN KING Assistant Director, Minority Fellowships Email: mking@psych.org Phone 703-907-8653 Fax 703-907-7852 DEBBIE COHEN Research Assistant Email: dcohen@psych.org Phone 703-907-7366 Fax 703-907-7852
ROSA BRACEY Executive Assistant Email: rbracey@psych.org Phone 703-907-8539
SUZY JARWA Program Assistant, Minority Fellowships Email: sjarwa@psych.org Phone: 703-907-7894 Fax: 703-907-7852