Dr. Damon Tweedy: Confronting Health Disparities in Practice

3100 North Central Avenue,Phoenix AZ 85012

23 February, 2022

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Damon Tweedy, MD, author of The New York Times bestseller "Black Man in a White Coat" | In-person and live-streamed Wednesday, Feb. 23, 6 p.m. MST / 7 p.m. CST Creighton University Phoenix Health Sciences Campus: Doris S. Norton Ballroom Pre-registration is required. In-person capacity is limited. If registering for the live-stream option, you will receive the link to the event a few days prior in an email from Eventbrite.Following the main program, a book signing will take place at approximately 7:15 p.m. Changing Hands Bookstore will have books for sale.COVID Protocol In-person guests must remain masked at all times. Protocol details are subject to change as health and safety conditions warrant. Parking South Lot, south of the Phoenix Health Sciences Campus (PHSC) building or self-pay garage at 150 W Catalina Drive. About Dr. TweedyAssociate professor of psychiatry, Duke University School of Medicine; staff psychiatrist, Durham Veteran Affairs Health Care System Dr. Damon Tweedy is the author of the New York Times bestseller Black Man in a White Coat, selected by TIME magazine as one of the Top 10 Non-Fiction books of 2015. He has published articles about race and medicine in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) and other medical journals. His columns and op-eds have appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, and various other print publications. Dr. Tweedy travels frequently to speak to physicians and clinicians, healthcare companies, medical schools and teaching hospitals, and other organizations involved in health and wellness, about the impact of race on the medical profession at all levels. Dr. Tweedy is a graduate of Duke University School of Medicine and Yale Law School. He completed both his medical internship and psychiatry residency at Duke Hospital. About the Creighton University Presidential Lecture Series The spring 2022 series on race is presented in partnership with the Kingfisher Institute for the Liberal Arts & Professions and the Division of Equity, Diversity & Inclusion at Creighton University. Please contact [email protected] for any questions. Creighton University