How physicians can be activists

<p>"We dealt with the death, uncertainty, and fear of COVID-19 with a stiff upper lip. But our hearts broke when George Floyd was murdered by the police on May 25. George is a symbol of an immense problem. A study reported that one in every thousand Black men can expect to be killed by the police. One in every thousand! Racially directed violence by the police is a public health problem. Clinicians cannot be silent. Clinicians will not be silent."</p> <p><a href= "https://www.bumc.bu.edu/id/fellowship-training-program/fellowship-training-program/fellow/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Karim Khan</a> is an infectious disease fellow.</p> <p>He shares his story and discusses the KevinMD article that he co-wrote, "<a href= "https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2020/07/white-coats-for-black-lives-how-to-transform-anger-into-action.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">White Coats for Black Lives: How to transform anger into action</a>." (<a href= "https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2020/07/white-coats-for-black-lives-how-to-transform-anger-into-action.html">https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2020/07/white-coats-for-black-lives-how-to-transform-anger-into-action.html</a>)</p> <p><em>This episode is sponsored by <a href= "https://www.nuance.com/healthcare/campaign/demo/dax-group-demos.html?cid=7010W000002T9aqQAC&utm_campaign=DHX_AO_202008_DAX_livesteam_demo_digital&utm_medium=Display&utm_source=kevinmd" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Nuance Dragon Ambient eXperience (DAX)</a>. The Nuance DAX solution makes it possible to forget the tech-toggling and reduces documentation burdens no matter how or where care is being provided. (<a href= "http://www.kevinmd.com/nuancedax">www.kevinmd.com/nuancedax</a>)</em></p>