| Phys Descr |
294 pages ; illustrations ; 22 cm |
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Book |
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General |
| Summary |
Part searing indictment of our healthcare system, part generational family memoir, part call to action, a physician and thought leader on bias and racism in healthcare recounts her journey to finally seizing her own power as a health equity advocate against the backdrop of the pandemic and the Black Lives Matter movement |
| Note |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-294) |
| Contents |
Part I. Where it begins. The original Dr. Blackstock ; Something wrong ; Everything we lost ; All the things they didn't teach me ; Misdiagnosed -- Part II. Opening my eyes. Homecoming ; Three patients ; A tale of two emergency rooms ; Motherhood ; Diversity and exclusion -- Part III. Unbound. Truth to power ; All the patients look like us ; Where I'm supposed to be ; A better way ; The way forward: actions speak louder than words |
| Subject |
Blackstock, Uche
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Racism in medicine -- History
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Women physicians -- Biography
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Women in medicine -- History
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| OCLC # |
1416702574 |
| ISBN # |
9780593491287 |
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0593491289 |
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