EP #37: COVID Conversation with Dr. Melissa Clarke

On the Did you know Segment… Sunni and Lisa discuss Lisa’s
newfound love with the social media platform - Clubhouse! 
Geez Luweez! Sunni’s on there too, but she’s attempting to
exercise some balance, which sometimes seems
unattainable…lol.  Seriously though, Clubhouse is a great
space for conversations about any and everything!  Real
connections are made too!  Now, please understand that
bullshit comes with all social media platforms, to include
Clubhouse…our advice - filter, filter, filter.  Moderators,
stages, rooms, hallways, hand raising… yup!  O wait, you can
only access Clubhouse via IOS. Sunni is super excited to have
received her invite from our prior guest Leslie Short!  





On this episode of Active Allyship…it’s more than a #hashtag!
Sunni and Lisa converse with Dr. Melissa Clarke, author of the
popular patient advocacy book “Excuse Me Doctor, I’ve Got
What?”.  She’s a seasoned Emergency Medicine Physician and
pioneering leader in population health for Fortune 500 companies,
academia and hospitals. Passionate about empowering individuals
to be their own best health advocates, she has been a leading
voice in the COVID 19 pandemic regarding health equity for
vulnerable populations. Dr. Clarke is a graduate of Harvard
University, the University of California San Francisco School of
Medicine, and residency at Georgetown and George Washington
Universities. 





O wait!  You’ve got to tune in to Dr. Clark’s Monday night
Live on Facebook and Youtube!  You will not be disappointed,
lots of answers given and knowledge shared!





And of course, Dr. Clarke shares what she was marinated in…yup,
you’re going to have to listen! Hint: Caribbean spices too!
 





Health Disparities vs. Healthcare Disparities, do you know the
difference? What about the term “other them”?  The ladies
are hopeful that the majority population has opened their eyes to
the ongoing disparities that black and brown people have been
dealing with for eons! Sunni shares her experiences dealing with
the healthcare system… some things that she’d just like to
forget, but feels fortunate to have the opportunity to engage and
try to turn things around. Bedside manner, missing, empathy,
absent, compassion…what’s that?!  THEN, there’s Covid and
the Black Community!  You’ve got to tune in to hear it
all!  Let’s say this…lack of trust and trauma in the
healthcare system. 





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