Dr Linda Rae Murray: Understanding History to Build the World We Want
Update: 2021-01-13
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"We must decide which side we want to put our power in as physicians- the side of corporate profit, or the side of the people”
Dr. Linda Rae Murray has been a voice for social justice and health as a basic human right for over 50 years. Currently she is an adjunct assistant professor at the University of Illinois School of Public Health and she serves on many local and national boards including the Chicago-based Health and Medicine Policy Research Group. She remains passionate about increasing the number of Black and Latino health professionals.
In this episode, she lists several questions, including "what in this world disturbs you?" and "how do we create a world that we want to see", while revisiting her aha moment regarding the Pledge of Allegiance to discussing the obligation of physicians to understand history and the experiences of others.
History repeats itself and we must learn it’s lessons to move forward! Learn more about the Great Compromise/Betrayal of 1877 when Reconstruction ended and Jim Crow was ushered in
Dr. Linda Rae Murray has been a voice for social justice and health as a basic human right for over 50 years. Currently she is an adjunct assistant professor at the University of Illinois School of Public Health and she serves on many local and national boards including the Chicago-based Health and Medicine Policy Research Group. She remains passionate about increasing the number of Black and Latino health professionals.
In this episode, she lists several questions, including "what in this world disturbs you?" and "how do we create a world that we want to see", while revisiting her aha moment regarding the Pledge of Allegiance to discussing the obligation of physicians to understand history and the experiences of others.
History repeats itself and we must learn it’s lessons to move forward! Learn more about the Great Compromise/Betrayal of 1877 when Reconstruction ended and Jim Crow was ushered in
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