In our final episode with Dr. Roukaya Benjelloun, she highlights various psychiatric subspecialties and considers the future direction of psychiatry in the country. Dr. Benjelloun is Department Chair of Mental Health at Mohammed VI University of Health Sciences, Psychiatry Residency Program Director, and Associate Professor of Psychiatry in Casablanca, Morocco.

Hosts: Toshia, Alan

Guests: Roukaya Benjelloun, MD, Yasmine Dakhama, MS4

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