Alvin F. Poussaint, M.D.

Dr. Poussaint received his M.D. from Cornell University in 1960 and took postgraduate training at the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute, serving as Chief Resident in Psychiatry in 1964 and 1965. At UCLA, he received a master's degree in psychopharmacology.

Dr. Pouissant was instrumental in expanding the enrollment of underrepresented medical students at Harvard Medical School, integrating them into the fabric of the school, and encouraging and mentoring them during their attendance. He is the author of Why Blacks Kill Blacks (1972) and the co-author of Black Child Care (1975) and the revised edition entitled Raising Black Children (1992), as well as numerous articles for lay and professional publications.

Dr. Pouissant is a Distinguished Life Fellow of the APA and was a founding member of the Black Psychiatrists of America (BPA). He has received numerous awards, including the APA Solomon Carter Fuller Award in 1996.