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Jan 2024
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CEO of Advancing Health Equity, Dr. Uche Blackstock, joins the Glaucomfleckens to talk about how her mom was a huge influence on her to become a physician, why she decided to get into academics, why she left it to start her business, and she goes into detailing about her consulting firm which helps workplaces become more inclusive and diverse. Also, be sure to check out Uche’s new book!

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Instagram: @ucheblackstockmd

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Her Book: Legacy: A Black Physician Reckons with Rascism in Medicine: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/705871/legacy-by-uche-blackstock-md/

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