MISSION STATEMENT Welcome to the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science of the Mercer University School of Medicine. The mission of the department is: To educate and train medical students and residents to serve as primary care physicians in rural and underserved areas of Georgia; to educate and train graduate students in Marriage & Family Therapy and in Marriage & Family Services; to advance the knowledge base of psychiatry and behavioral science through research; to apply the knowledge of psychiatry and behavioral science through the provision of clinical services to the community with a high degree of excellence. The objectives by which the mission will be accomplished are: 1. Training & education: To provide training and education in psychiatry and behavioral science for medical students and residents; to provide continuing education programs relevant to psychiatry and allied health disciplines; to train and educate graduate students to become professional Marriage & Family Therapists and to become administrators of Marriage & Family Service organizations. 2. Faculty: To recruit, retain, and develop an academically qualified faculty and provide a milieu in which continuing education, training, research, and publication will be encouraged; to promote professional integrity and intra-faculty and inter-departmental cooperation. 3. Research: To develop and support research programs for the study of mental illness and its prevention, mental health care and treatment, brain functioning, behavioral science, and family and community. 4. Clinical Services: To provide mental health services for individuals, families, and institutions at a high level of excellence. 5. Finances: To maintain a financially stable administrative structure that supports the Department’s mission. 6. Community Service: To provide a pool of highly qualified experts to serve as community speakers, consultants, and in other capacities relating to psychiatry and behavioral science. Contact us today!

Melton Strozier, Ph.D., ABPP Professor Psychiatry & Behavioral Science Macon Campus Email: strozier_am@mercer.edu Phone:  (478) 301-4033