Jemima A, KAnkam, MD, FAPA
Psychiatrist & Behavioral Health
Jemima Kankam, MD, FAPA is a board-certified psychiatrist and Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, specializing in Adult and Generic psychiatry.
Dr. Kankam’s clinical philosophy involves taking a comprehensive approach and empowering her patients through emphasis on patient education, especially in the areas of depression and related disorders.
Her area of special interest is promoting public awareness of psychiatric illnesses with the goal of reducing stigma and misconceptions about mental illnesses.
To this end, she has been a speaker for events such as the National Depression Screening Day programs. She has also participated in public awareness activities as health fairs in churches and other community-based activities.
Dr. Kankam is invented in improving mental health awareness in the general medical health awareness in the general medical community and has participated in activities that promote improved recognition and treatment of mental health issues in patients by non-psychiatric physicians