Dr. Patrice A. Harris is a practicing psychiatrist trained in child/adolescent and forensic psychiatry. She is the Chief Executive Officer and Principal of Health Strategies Enterprises, LLC, a private practice and consulting business; Medical Director of Odyssey Family Counseling; and Co-Founder of eMed Digital Healthcare, a digital healthcare company. Dr. Harris is also a former Chief Executive Officer of e-Med and former president of the American Medical Association (AMA).
She previously served on the Board of the AMA from 2011 to 2021 and as Chair of the AMA's Opioid Task Force from 2014 to 2021. Dr. Harris has also held leadership positions with the American Psychiatric Association, the Medical Association of Georgia, The Big Cities Health Coalition, and the Georgia Psychiatric Physicians Association, and was the founding president of the Georgia Psychiatry Political Action Committee.
She is an Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Emory University School of Medicine, and an Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Morehouse School of Medicine. The Board believes Dr. Harris is qualified to serve as a director because of her extensive healthcare experience, particularly in the psychiatric and behavioral healthcare fields.