An obstetrics-gynecology resident’s perspective on Black Lives Matter

Publish Date:05 Avgusta 2020

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Senior Fellow

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Civil Rights , Democracy , History , Justice , Racism , Health

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Senior Fellow Sadhvi Batra recently published a piece on KevinMD.com, a web platform where physicians, advanced practitioners, nurses, medical students, and patients tell their stories. From a personal and professional perspective, Sadvhi shares reflections on Black Lives Matter. She writes,

“(…) In 2020, I am a health care provider immersed within a system of racial bias and social injustice. The need for Black doctors has been a long touted issue within the medical community without any immediate solution on the horizon. Like many non-Black physicians, I am trying to figure out my role in the Black Lives Matter movement (…).”

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