Future MD: A Prescription for Addressing Racism in Medical Education

In this episode of “Beyond the White Coat,” Geoffrey Young, PhD, AAMC senior director of student affairs and programs, speaks with Max Jordan Nguemeni Tiako, a fourth-year medical student at Yale School of Medicine, on his experience as a learner and as an advocate for racial equity and equality in medical education and health care. Nguemeni Tiako gives his perspective on racism in medical education and his work writing the “White Coat and a Hoodie” column and producing the “Flip the Script” podcast on health disparities.

Episode Guest:

• Max Jordan Nguemeni Tiako is a fourth-year medical student at Yale School of Medicine. He grew up in Yaounde, Cameroon. He earned a bachelor of science in civil and environmental engineering from Howard University and a master of science in bioengineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. His research interests include cardiovascular health, addiction medicine, and the built environment's impact on health. He is currently spending his research year as a fellow in the Center for Emergency Care Policy and Research at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. He writes about racism in medical education in the medical student magazine In-Training in his column “White Coat and a Hoodie.” He is the host of a podcast focusing on health disparities called “Flip the Script.”

Credits:

• Hosted by Geoffrey Young, PhD, AAMC senior director of student affairs and programs.
• Produced by Stephanie Weiner, AAMC director of digital strategy and engagement, and Kathy Gambrell, AAMC senior digital content strategist.
• Episode recorded and edited by Laura Zelaya, AAMC production manager.
• With special contributions from Zenneia McLendon, AAMC director of digital content strategy, and Sholape Oriola, AAMC video specialist.

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• AAMC Racism and Health Resources
• “Medical Schools Need to Do Much More to Protect Students of Color From Racism” (AAMCNews)
• “Academic Medical Leaders and Learners Reflect on Police Brutality, Racism, and the Path Forward” (AAMCNews)
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