Ayana Jordan, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, and Simha Ravven, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, are recipients of the American Medical Association (AMA) Inspiration Award.
The award, presented by the AMA’s Women Physicians Section, honors and acknowledges physicians who have offered their time, wisdom, and support throughout the professional careers of fellow physicians, residents, and students.
Jordan was nominated by Danielle Simon Jackson, MD, who wrote, “Dr. Jordan should be recognized because she is a fearless proponent of healthcare equity in psychiatry. She is Medical Director of REACH. This program is funded by AAAP/SAMHSA and its mission is to educate and train the next generation of Addiction specialists in structurally competent addiction care, improving addiction treatment for underrepresented minority populations. As a young Black female Psychiatrist..., she is pioneering change in medicine for the next generation of psychiatrists like myself. She is her authentic self in all spaces that she occupies, and is a role model not only in medicine, but as a woman who is unafraid to speak the truth in advocacy for patients...”
Ravven’s nomination was made by Theresa Miskimen who wrote, “Dr. Ravven is a board-certified forensic and adult psychiatrist whose work has been influential in how I approach the treatment of serious and persistent mental illness. Her work focuses on the development and improvement of models of care for persons diagnosed with serious mental illness. She works tirelessly to ensure the disseminating of information regarding healthcare models and ethical considerations in caring for a most vulnerable population. Her goal of implementing innovative technologies in inpatient care and at the transition from inpatient to community settings will improve the lives of those we serve.”