
A doctor’s memoir shows race matters in the hospital room
Clip: 9/15/2015 | 6m 27s
A doctor’s memoir shows race matters in the hospital room
In medical school, Dr. Damon Tweedy says he learned about health problems being more common in the black community, but he didn’t hear the reasons why. In “Black Man in a White Coat,” Tweedy examines racial disparities in medicine, for both patients and medical professionals.
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A doctor’s memoir shows race matters in the hospital room
Clip: 9/15/2015 | 6m 27s
In medical school, Dr. Damon Tweedy says he learned about health problems being more common in the black community, but he didn’t hear the reasons why. In “Black Man in a White Coat,” Tweedy examines racial disparities in medicine, for both patients and medical professionals.
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