Have you ever met someone who just gets it? Like, they understand your humor, your sarcasm, your lifestyle, your not-so-good moments, your challenges? Those are the kinds of people that you should keep around. The ones who get it.
Here’s why:
- Transparency
- There are no racial bias when providing care and treatment options
- Black doctors can relate/hear our questions and concerns differently, than white primary care doctors
- Instant trust / Black patients believe that black doctors have our best interest at heart, which they do
- Respect goes both ways
- Empathy / We share very similar feelings
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The benefits of having a Black doctor:
- Lower mortality rates
- Lower mortality rates for Black infants
- Better health and longevity
- We are more likely to receive and follow preventive health guidelines
- We are more likely to agree to recommended care, like flu shots, diabetes screenings and cholesterol screenings
- Improved communication
- Improved learning/patient understanding
- We gain / experience greater, competent care
- Black doctors develop and implement strategies that specifically address our challenges, questions and concerns
- Improved outcomes
- Lower death rates among Black men for cardiovascular disease, cancer and HIV/AIDS
- We have more access to greater resources
- Increased shared decision-making
- More representation in healthcare and studies
- We are advocated for( this opens doors to shape healthcare experiences for black people)
- Higher patient satisfaction
- Higher levels of trust
- Inspires the community/community engagement
- Promotes inclusiveness in healthcare
- Black doctors understand our unique health disparities / acknowledge the historical context of healthcare inequalities we face / within the Black community
- Black doctors serve as role models or mentors for the younger generations
- Less medical bills
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Now I’m pretty sure you’ve heard “we must do our part” before, right? Well, it’s true. Deciding to improve/enhance our