Global Mental Health trackHear from residents and alumni

“My clinical interests are in cultural psychiatry and public mental health. I am particularly interested in the social and structural determinants of health that affect access to and quality of mental health services among marginalized populations. Prior to residency, I worked with Hospital-based Violence Intervention Programs (HVIPs); these programs connect with victims of violent injury and navigate them through community-based resources to address underlying risk factors for violent injury and so reduce the risk of re-injury.

Mental health disorders are one of the major risk factors addressed by HVIPs. My global mental health project is to explore current practices and develop evaluation metrics for mental health service delivery for victims of interpersonal violence served by HVIPs both locally and abroad.”

Adaobi Nwabuo, M.B.B.S., M.P.H.
PGY-3, General Psychiatry Residency Program
Medical school of graduation: University of Lagos, Nigeria

I draw interest in global mental health through my previous experiences in creating a non-profit health awareness clinic called the Bhagat Puran Singh Health Initiative (BPSHI), which is focused primarily on providing resources on underserved South Asian communities, as well as Jakara (a non-profit community organization working with Punjabi Sikh Diaspora in California). Through my work in the community, I saw how immigrant experiences of trauma played such a huge impact on mental well-being.

My global mental health research involves exploring historical trauma within the Sikh Community and the downstream effects on mental health, as well as substance use within the community, and the utilization on racial/ethnic labeling on racialized minorities.

Anokh Singh Sohal, D.O.
PGY-4, General Psychiatry Residency Program
Medical school of graduation: Touro University

My interests are focused on understanding the unique factors that impact mental health in communities of color and minoritized groups, particularly in regards to health disparities. Through my work in the global mental health track, I have had the opportunity to better address the mental health needs of our local refugee and immigrant populations directly at the clinical level as well as at a population health level through working with local partners to introduce sustainable initiatives supporting underserved communities in the Greater Sacramento Region.

Hammad Khan, M.D., M.P.H.
2022 Graduate, General Psychiatry Residency Program
Medical school of graduation: UC Davis School of Medicine