Terrance Embry, MD, MSCI

Terrance (They/Them) was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio.As the youngest of seven siblings, Terrance learned the importance of advocating for themself and others at an early age. Their interest in the sciences, arts, and athletics, led them to attend Oberlin College as a QuestBridgeScholar. During undergrad, they ran track, taught a Voguing course, and majored in Biology. Terrance credits their two years as an AmeriCorps math and reading interventionist with City Year Cleveland for awakening their love of teaching, and working with youth. Terrance’s passion for service and education expanded throughout their time in medical school at Meharry Medical College in Nashville, TN. They were President, and a founding member, of STEP Up: Meharry’s peer-led mentor program for the USMLE Examinations. Terrance served a term as their class Community Service Chair, peer tutored until they graduated, and was inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society. After an eight-week medical school summer research experience, Terrance knew they wanted to build a strong foundation for a career involving clinical research, so they went on to earn a Master’s of Science in Clinical Investigations(MSCI) from Washington University School of Medicine. Through their efforts as a member of the Association of LGBTQIA+ Psychiatry(AGLP), they have planned and moderated panels for LGBTQIA+ students applying to psychiatry, including a national panel at the 2021 American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting. Their interests within the field include medical and community education, child and adolescent, addiction, and trauma informed LGBTQIA+ mental health care with a focus on Black individuals. They plan to use research to advocate for curriculum, policy and federal law to change and improve the lives of both Black and LGBTQIA+ communities. Outside of psychiatry, Terrance loves concerts, knitting, cooking, thrift shopping, intramural sports, talking about Beyoncé, and spending time with their partner.