BPAO Initiatives to Support Black Physicians and Medical Learners
The Black Physicians’ Association of Ontario (BPAO) continues its mission to support Black physicians, improve health outcomes of the Black healthcare community and set students up for success with the goal of increasing the number of much-needed Black physicians working within communities. Since the last Symposium, the BPAO has launched many significant initiatives. We worked with national and regional media outlets to amplify these programs to help drive awareness, registration and attendance:
- Community Health Centre Education (CHCE) program’s national rollout: Read this article in the Globe and Mail – Program to improve health care for marginalized populations puts Black physicians in racialized communities
- Remote hub launch in Sudbury: Read this article in the Sudbury Star – Association seeks to support Sudbury’s Black physicians
- Remote hub launch in London: Read this article in London Free Press – Black physicians’ group expanding to London to support doctors, medical students. Listen to this interview on CBC – London Morning
- In-depth discussions with the Medical Post with three physicians on important health topics explored at this year’s Symposium: breast cancer screening for Black Women, institutionalized sexism and racism in hematology, and skin of colour
Stay tuned for BPAO’s remote hub launch in Kingston and Hamilton in the next few months.