Dr. Duclas Charles, Founder of Black Health Connect, joins us to talk about the community-building work he’s doing to bridge gaps in diversity and representation in healthcare. Listen as he and host Eric Sutton discuss why racial concordance, cultural competency training (CCT), equity, and inclusion are so important to healthcare careers and patient outcomes.

Episode Notes

• https://www.blackhealthconnect.com/
• https://www.instagram.com/blackhealthconnect/
• aeaweb.org
• harvardpublichealth.org
• commonwealthfund.org
• https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/fundreports/2024/apr/advancing-racial-equity-us-health-care
• bmchealthservres.biomedcentral.com
• bmchealthservres.biomedcentral.com
• equityhealthj.biomedcentral.com

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