"UNHEALED: A Story of Race, Memory, and a Teaching Hospital" with Jeffrey Baker, MD, PhD

On the night of December 1, 1950, a 24-year-old Army veteran named Maltheus Avery died following a car accident, after having been turned away from Duke Hospital because of his race. Physician and TMC alumnus, Dr. Jeff Baker, discusses the podcast he co-hosted about the incident, and how he was struck by the prominence of Christian themes that arose in the project. Listeners can access the podcast at unhealed.duke.edu as well as on Apple and Spotify platforms. This episode aired on January 23, 2026.