Ep1: Dare to Hope: Faith, Empathy & Antiracism as a Doctor
Description
On today’s episode, AUDREYANNA chats with Oyetewa (Tewa) Oyerinde, who is a dermatology resident at the Harvard Combined dermatology program in Boston. She is also a writer and the creator of the Not Another Doctor blog. Tewa talks about the importance of empathy in the patient-doctor relationship and the challenges she's experienced maintaining her faith while she dares to hope for her patients' healing. She also shares how the medical industry can be more just and beneficial to people who are oppressed and marginalized.
Also, shout out to all the black women doctors!
Read stories about Tewa's experience as a doctor and med student on notanotherdoctorblog.com
Mentioned in this episode:
"Bird by Bird" by Anne Lamott
Jesus couldn’t do many miracles in his hometown (Matthew 13:54-58)
Tewa's list of verses that empower her faith:
You can access the episode show notes and transcripts on hustledifferently.com
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Music by Patrick Patrikios