Dr. Zia Okocha
Zia Okocha is a family medicine physician and faculty development fellow in the department of family medicine and community health at the University of Minnesota. She is also a fellow with the Physicians for Reproductive Health.
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Racism in Medicine: As Doctors, We Must Do Better
This Black History Month, I implore my colleagues to not only take time to recognize the contributions of Black people in the United States, but also to acknowledge the many ways Black bodies have involuntarily contributed to medical advances we take for granted.
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