Panel Discussion Will Follow Screening of 'Black Men in White Coats'
Black Men in White Coats, a 2021 documentary directed by Micah Autry, will be shown at 3 p.m. Wednesday, March 1, in the Gardner Theatre at the University of Akron's Student Union, 303 Carroll St. in Akron.
The screening — co-sponsored by NEOMED, the College of Health Human Sciences at UA and Summa Health — will be followed by a panel discussion with:
- Andre Burton, J.D., vice president for human resources and diversity,
- Roy James, second-year medicine student,
- Andrew Francis, M.D., senior surgical resident at Summa Health, and
- Marcus Wooten, M.D., chief emergency resident physician at Summa Health.
The documentary dissects the systemic barriers preventing Black men from becoming medical doctors and the consequences on society at large.
Fewer Black men applied to medical school in 2014 than in 1978, and Black men have the lowest life expectancy in the United States. With only 2% of American doctors being Black men, this comes as no surprise.
The screening and panel discussion are free and open to the public.