Abiba Salahou, MD
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Biography
Abiba Salahou is a resident physician in the Department of Psychiatry at Yale University School of Medicine. She is a member of the national Gold Humanism Honor Society and a 2022-2023 Doximity Op-Med Writing Fellow. Her clinical interests include childhood trauma, racial trauma, and immigrant mental health. She also has an interest in medical education and serves as a mentor to premedical and medical students. She is passionate about community organizing, antiracism, restorative social justice work, and de-stigmatizing mental illness. She has presented her work at national conferences including the AAMC, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and AACAP. Her goal is to serve diverse communities as a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist. Abiba is currently enrolled in the Yale Young Physicians' Leadership Curriculum and serves as a mentor in the Yale Post Graduate Association MAP program.
Education & Training
- MDOakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine (2023)
Activities
- Racism as Trauma: The Impact of Intergenerational Trauma on Black Youth.New York, NY, United States 2023American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)
- Suicidality in Black Children and Adolescents: A Second LookToronto, ON, Canada 2022American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)
Honors & Recognition
Award | Awarding Organization | Date |
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USPHS Excellence in Public Health Award | United States Public Health Service Physicians Professional Advisory Committee | 2023 |
Center for Community Engagement Service Award | Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine | 2023 |
SNMA A to Z Medical Excellence Scholarship | The A to Z Medical Excellence Scholarship | 2022 |
Gold Humanism Honor Society Inductee | Gold Humanism Honor Society OUWB Chapter | 2022 |
Award for Outstanding Performance in Psychiatry | Oakland University William Beaumont School Of Medicine | 2022 |
Diversity & Inclusion Student Excellence Award | Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine | 2021 |