Theme: Access and Equity

An MD on importance of mentorship for a diverse healthcare workforce that can service our diverse population

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An MD on importance of mentorship for a diverse healthcare workforce that can service our diverse population

(apologies for the audio/video lag in this video) Dr. Khaliah Johnson shares the impact that her mentor Dr. Payne had on her career trajectory: “He was this giant of a man in palliative care, but who was also an African-American man who understood me and my unique experience as a trainee pursuing medicine. He lived the reality of being one of few, and this need for physicians who can connect with the Black community because of their lived experience… Through him, I learned how to show up as myself.”