Congratulations to AASP member Rajesh R. Tampi, MBBS, MS, DFAPA upon receiving the prestigious 2024 AAGP Diversity Award at the recent annual meeting of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry.
The AAGP Diversity Award “recognizes an individual or organization involved in geriatric mental health care who demonstrates sensitivity to issues of diversity in aging, or who has an innovative approach or track record of service to elderly minority or underserved populations.”
Dr. Tampi has been a member of the American Association for Social Psychiatry since 2016. During an interview with Psychiatric Times about the award, he stated that “social determinants of health are vitally important factors to consider when planning the care of an individual and to also improve the health of our communities… As mental health care providers, we must be aware of the social determinants of health and include them in the assessment and management of mental health disorders. Additionally, we must educate our patients and our colleagues about these factors and the disparities in health care.”
Dr. Rajesh Tampi is Professor and Inaugural Bhatia Family Endowed Chair, Department of Psychiatry at Creighton University School of Medicine and Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) Health Behavioral Health Services in Omaha, Nebraska. He is also Professor Adjunct, Psychiatry at the Yale School of Medicine, and served as past president of AAGP.
Rajesh Tampi, MD, MS, DFAPA, DFAAGP: Recipient of the 2024 AAGP Diversity Award
