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Dr. Tweedy tells how he has experience racism in healthcare as a patient, a medical student, and as a doctor.
This is another conversation we need to be having.
Highly recommended.

Appearance and dress matter for everyone in how they‘re perceived, but the prevailing wisdom among black people is that it‘s much more important for us than it is for others. I certainly learned my lesson. Since that day, whenever I have an appointment or tag along with a family member to a doctor who doesn‘t already know me, I put on a sport coat, a tie too. I‘m certain to wear a collared shirt and slacks, a pair of nice matching socks.

A fascinating look at race & medicine at my alma mater, Duke. Tweedy starts at the role race plays in admissions then moves on to the assumptions people had about him as a student. As an intern & resident at Duke (in heavily Black Durham), he discusses how he was often matched with Black patients and how that affected his & their treatment. There were many insights into patient care and racism once he specialized in psychiatry, too. #audiobook

The author of this book went to med school and practices at Duke, which is near where I live, so I was very interested in it. The book is exactly what the subtitle says, a doctor‘s reflection on race and medicine. He weaves his own story and those of patients he meets with a broader context. This was my #DoubleSpin book for March. I‘ve had it since I saw him interview Jodi Picoult at a book event. #AboutADoctor #MagnificentMarch

I love to read memoirs, both by celebrities and by less well known people with interesting lives. These are some I have read recently (bottom row) or that I‘m reading in March (top two). #MemoirMonday #MagnificientMarch

In my non-litsy life I'm a prof of psychiatric genetics. I spend a lot of time asking 'who gets psychiatric diagnoses, and why?' Some of it is genetics- but as this book brilliantly illustrates, a lot of your risk for disease (& psychiatric disease) is influenced by society, by race, and by racism. A must-read for clinicians, scientists, and anyone who wants to understand our broken healthcare system...

Book 24 of #52Booksin2018

Very interesting book, I‘d highly recommend it, even if you‘re not in the medical field. The author describes some of his experiences as a black doctor working in the US, including experiencing racism and giving insight into health disparities between races due to socioeconomic class and access to healthcare.

An excellent book about medicine and race. Tweedy discusses the disparities between how black patients (and doctors) are treated compared to their white counterparts, the difficulty many black people face when trying to obtain medical care at all, the role black culture often plays in maintaining a healthy lifestyle, and ways we can all consciously overcome our prejudices (white and black, doctors and patients). Definitely recommend this one.

What happens when I combine beer, books, and Visa. It‘s only sixteen books. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Is it really #diversity if I read lots of books by black people? Damn skippy, it is.
Sidenote: I met Dr. Tweedy at the #DBF in 2015 and he signed the copy of his book included in this pic.
#anditsaugust @RealLifeReading

A black doctor reflects on his experiences in a predominantly white profession, and examines the health disparities in care for African Americans. Tweedy takes a cautious approach, but overall an interesting read. Full review: goo.gl/owtEuy

Saw the author in conversation with Jodi Picoult and now I've added two more books to my reading list.

Dr. Damon Tweedy's memoir about his medical career, from his time as a medical student at Duke University to establishing his medical practice as a psychiatrist. Through various stories, he illustrates how racial prejudice affected his own life as well as the lives of his patients. Some of the stories are uplifting, others heartbreaking. But, they all paint the picture of how racism affects health in profound ways.

Dr. Tweedy deals firsthand with many of the ways race, class, and medicine collide and his narratives put a very human face on the medical statistics. His struggles and epiphanies help illuminate the difficulties black doctors and patients face.