Color-Blindness, Health Care Disparities, and the Importance of Black Role Models in the Arts, Science, and Medicine

from The Checkup · host UAB Heersink School of Medicine

Dr. Vickers talks to Kecia Thomas, Ph.D., dean of UAB College of Arts and Sciences, about her new role as dean, the importance of Black role models in STEM industries, disparities, and the lack of access to resources, and the psychology of workplace diversity.

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