Sept. 24, 2024

Championing Change: A Conversation With Dr. Chika Stacy Oriuwa About Advocacy, Medicine, and Resilience

Championing Change: A Conversation With Dr. Chika Stacy Oriuwa About Advocacy, Medicine, and Resilience

Physician Dr. Chika Stacy Oriuwa shares her experience being the only black medical student in her cohort at medical school and how it led to her advocacy for Black health and equity in medicine

Pioneering physician, psychiatrist, and spoken-word poet, Dr. Chika Stacy Oriuwa shares her journey from being the only Black student in her cohort at medical school to becoming a vocal advocate for equity in medicine. Dr. Oriuwa's work helped admit the largest group of Black medical students in Canada, and, in her discussion with LifeSpeak’s Marianne Wisenthal, she reflects on the systemic racism she faced, her role in changing the narrative, and her personal and professional growth.

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