Legacy: A Black Physician Reckons With Racism In Medicine

Legacy: A Black Physician Reckons With Racism In Medicine

≪B≫&Ldquo;[An] Extraordinary Family Story.&Rdquo;&Nbsp;&Mdash;Dr. Damon&Nbsp;Tweedy, ≪I≫The New York Times Book Review≪/I≫≪Br /≫≪Br /≫≪I≫ ≪/I≫&Ldquo;This Book Should Be Required Reading For All Medical Students.&Rdquo; &Mdash;Gayle King, ≪I≫Cbs Mornings≪/I≫≪Br /≫≪Br /≫≪I≫ ≪/I≫One Of Npr&Rsquo;S 11 Books To Look Forward To In 2024≪Br /≫≪Br /≫One Of ≪I≫Good Morning America≪/I≫&Rsquo;S 15 New Books To Read For The New Year≪Br /≫≪Br /≫&Ldquo;≪I≫Legacy≪/I≫ Is Both A Compelling Memoir And An Edifying Analysis Of The Inequities In The Way We Deliver Healthcare In America. UchÉ Blackstock Is A Force Of Nature.&Rdquo;&Nbsp;&Mdash;Abraham Verghese, Md, ≪I≫New York Times-≪/I≫Bestselling Author Of ≪I≫The Covenant Of Water≪/I≫≪Br /≫≪Br /≫The Rousing, Captivating Story Of A Black Physician, Her Career In Medicine, And The Deep Inequities That Still Exist In The U.S. Healthcare System≪/B≫≪Br /≫≪Br /≫Growing Up In Brooklyn, New York, It Never Occurred To UchÉ Blackstock And Her Twin Sister, Oni, That They Would Be Anything ≪I≫But ≪/I≫Physicians. In The 1980S, Their Mother Headed An Organization Of Black Women Physicians, And For Years The Girls Watched These Fiercely Intelligent Women In White Coats Tend To Their Patients And Neighbors, Host Community Health Fairs, Cure Ills, And Save Lives.≪Br /≫≪Br /≫What Dr. UchÉ Blackstock Did Not Understand As A Child&Mdash;Or Learn About At Harvard Medical School, Where She And Her Sister Had Followed In Their Mother&Rsquo;S Footsteps, Making Them The First Black Mother-Daughter Legacies From The School&Mdash;Were The Profound And Long-Standing Systemic Inequities That Mean Just 2 Percent Of All U.S. Physicians Today Are Black Women; The Racist Practices And Policies That Ensure Black Americans Have Far Worse Health Outcomes Than Any Other Group In The Country; And The Flawed System That Endangers The Well-Being Of Communities Like Theirs. As An Er Physician, And Later As A Professor In Academic Medicine, Dr. Blackstock Became Profoundly Aware Of The Systemic Barriers That Black Patients And Physicians Continue To Face.≪Br /≫≪Br /≫≪I≫Legacy≪/I≫≪B≫ ≪/B≫Is A Journey Through The Critical Intersection Of Racism And Healthcare. At Once A Searing Indictment Of Our Healthcare System, A Generational Family Memoir, And A Call To Action, ≪I≫Legacy≪/I≫ Is Dr. Blackstock&Rsquo;S Odyssey From Child To Medical Student To Practicing Physician&Mdash;To Finally Seizing Her Own Power As A Health Equity Advocate Against The Backdrop Of The Pandemic And The Black Lives Matter Movement.