Mindful Medicine: Exploring Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Healthcare

In this episode of Mindful Medicine, Daniel Williams interviews Amanda Jensen about her work advocating for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) at MGMA.

Key Takeaways

• Amanda's interest in DEI began by listening to underrepresented voices and perspectives.
• At MGMA, she helped launch resource groups during the Leaders Conference, creating spaces for attendees from different backgrounds to connect.
• DEI work is a long-term commitment requiring intentional strategies, not one-time trainings.
• Self-reflection on unconscious bias involves accepting its existence and committing to learning about other groups as a regular practice.

Resources Mentioned

• Caste by Isabel Wilkerson
  https://rb.gy/snmij2
• So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
  https://rb.gy/xxjz31

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Music

"Street Walk" by Paolo Pavan, courtesy of Free Music Archive, CC BY-NC-SA

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