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How will you honor Dr. Martin Luther King this year?

Takeaway

“Continuing to educate myself about the patient populations and communities that I’ll serve as a physician. And striving to be a role model for URIM medical students and residents.”—Dr. Simone Lescott, Johns Hopkins Medicine

Passion in the Medical Profession | January 14, 2022 | <1 min read

Highlights

Continuing to educate myself about the patient populations and communities that I'll serve as a physician. And striving to be a role model for URIM medical students and residents.

Dr. Simone Lescott, Johns Hopkins University
I plan to continue reading Isabel Wilkerson's "The Warmth of Other Suns" and chat with my 86-year-old parents about our family’s Great Migration journey.

Dr. Sherita Golden, Johns Hopkins Medicine
I will redouble my efforts to “hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope." The problems feel so big, but finding those stones can keep us moving forward.

Dr. Colleen Christmas, Johns Hopkins Medicine
Trying to live his example. Normalize kindness, dignity, and understanding. They should be the usual and not the exception.

Dr. Eric Last
Acknowledge both our great flaws and great potential as a nation.

Dr. Jeff Millstein, Penn Medicine
Be brave in the face of injustice; speak truth to power when needed. Dream.

Dr. Megan Gerber
Committing to help underserved communities, for example improving rural addiction access.

Dr. Howard Liu

Dr. Simone Lescott, Johns Hopkins University

Continuing to educate myself about the patient populations and communities that I’ll serve as a physician. And striving to be a role model for URIM medical students and residents.

Dr. Sherita Golden, Johns Hopkins Medicine

I’m truly blessed that my current position enables me to honor Dr. King’s vision not only during the January celebration, but throughout the year. This year I was honored and humbled to have the opportunity to host Isabel Wilkerson, award-winning author of “Caste” and “The Warmth of Other Suns”—in a Fireside Chat for our Johns Hopkins Medicine 40th Annual MLK Commemoration. Over the past two weeks I’ve been gathering and dropping off donations for those in need; this weekend I plan to continue reading “The Warmth of Other Suns” and chat with my 86-year-old parents about our family’s Great Migration journey.

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Dr. Colleen Christmas, Johns Hopkins Medicine

I will redouble my efforts to “hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope.” The problems feel so big, but finding those stones can keep us moving forward.

Dr. Eric Last

Trying to live his example. Normalize kindness, dignity, and understanding. They should be the usual and not the exception.

Dr. Jeff Millstein, Penn Medicine

Acknowledge both our great flaws and great potential as a nation.

Dr. Megan Gerber

Be brave in the face of injustice; speak truth to power when needed. Dream.

Dr. Howard Liu

By investing in our DEI initiatives and leaders in our department. And through a commitment to help underserved communities from juvenile justice to rural addiction access. Finally, by continuing to learn through dialogue and reading.

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