The State of Black Healthcare in America: A Conversation Between Faculty Members of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)

Target Audience
This activity is designed to meet the educational needs of all healthcare providers and healthcare administrators (physicians, allied healthcare professionals) who are on the frontlines of patient care and may directly impact healthcare systems, particularly among the black community.

Program Overview
This activity will cover disparaties in Black Healthcare in America.

Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be better able to:

Evaluate the impact of implicit bias and racial disparities inherent in current systemic healthcare delivery.
Evaluate unmet medical needs of black patients in healthcare, including inadequacies related to appropriate diagnoses, effective treatment, patient education and support, and clinical-trial diversity.
Identify systemic and individual opportunities/strategies for mitigating racial disparities and optimizing care delivery for black patients.
Define acceptable goals for healthcare systems, private practices, medical schools, and other clinical training programs, with regard to enhancing effective healthcare delivery in the black community.