Roger Garcia
February 20, 2020Marco Barker
February 26, 2020Sheritta A. Strong, MD
Psychiatrist & Assistant Professor at the University of Nebraska Medical Center
A psychiatrist at UNMC and Omaha Native, Dr. Strong is an award-winning distinguished fellow of the APA. She is the pre-clinical director and block co-leader in medical student education. In her many roles, she is the faculty advisor and mentor to an inclusive student group at UNMC (GRADS), involved with the faculty committee of SHARING, and provides care at Charles Drew Health Center. Nationally, she served on a panel for diversity & inclusion at the women’s empowerment conference and co-led a workshop on microaggressions. Furthermore, Dr. Strong has received several awards locally and nationally including the NCNW Women in Medicine Award, the UNMC’s Alumni Early Career Award, and the APA’s national education award. She is an active member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. and the Omaha Chapter of the Links, Inc. In her spare time, she enjoys basketball with her husband and teenage sons.