Concurrently, I serve as vice dean of diversity and inclusion and I'm the associate director for our cardiovascular institute. I am professor and chief of cardiology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. I'm a past AMA Trustee and past chair of the Minority Affairs Section.ĭr. I'm also the chief diversity equity and inclusion officer for the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. McDade: I'm Bill McDade, I'm an anesthesiologist in Chicago. Michael Knight, and I’m in internal medicine and obesity medicine, physician and assistant professor of medicine at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, and also serve as the chair of the Minority Affairs Section of AMA.ĭr. I practice out in Greenville, South Carolina, where I serve as the medical director and division chief of adult inpatient services and consult liaison services, excited to be here and have this conversation.ĭr. So, I'm going to allow the panelists to introduce themselves and we're going to do that in alphabetical order, starting with Dr. I'm pleased to welcome the dynamic voices and leaders in this work who have joined us in this conversation tonight. Underwood: The decline of Black men in medicine, to hear from some of those who have overcome the barriers to become a Black male physician leader, an influencer-we hope that you enjoy the screening of "Black Men in White Coats" documentary, those who have lived experience and navigating the path of becoming Black male physician leaders, to help us to dive deep into this discussion. This episode of Moving Medicine came from an AMA-convened discussion, following a screening of “Black Men in White Coats,” featuring Black men sharing stories about their lives as physicians. I’m your host, Todd Unger, chief experience officer at the American Medical Association. On this episode of Moving Medicine-a podcast from the American Medical Association-doctors Frank Clark, Michael Knight, William McDade and Clyde Yancy discuss the importance of increasing diversity in medicine. Clyde Yancy, vice dean for diversity, equity and inclusion at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. In 2016, the same number of Black men that went to medical school with me in 1978. I earned these gray hairs in 1978 when I was a first-year medical student. Yancy: “What chills me, I think about the number of Black men who went to medical school when I did. Unger: Black Men in White Coats is an organization that aims to increase the number of Black men in the field of medicine through exposure, inspiration and mentoring.ĭr. This podcast was part of a panel discussion after a documentary. Listen on the go to the full episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or anywhere podcasts are available. Todd Unger, chief experience officer, American Medical Association. Willie Underwood III, MD, MSc, MPH, AMA Board of Trustees member, urologist and executive director of the Buffalo Center for Health Equity Michael Knight, MD, internist and obesity medicine physician and current MAS chair. Frank Clark, MD, psychiatrist and former chair of the AMA Minority Affairs Section (MAS) Governing Council.William McDade, MD, PhD, former AMA Trustee, anesthesiologist and chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.Clyde Yancy, MD, vice dean for diversity, equity and inclusion at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.In this episode of AMA Moving Medicine, guests share their stories as black physicians and discuss the importance of increasing diversity in medicine. Featured topic and speakers Featured topic and speakers
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