In this bonus episode hosts David Hill, MD, FAAP, and Joanna Parga-Belinkie, MD, FAAP, talk to Maria Trent, MD, MPH, FAAP, FSAHM, lead author of the 2019 AAP policy statement on The Impact of Racism on Child and Adolescent Health, about racial disparities in health care and what we can do to end racism.
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Guests
Maria Trent, MD, MPH, FAAP, FSAHM
Guest
Dr. Trent is a Professor of Pediatrics, American Health, and Nursing at Johns Hopkins University and Chief of the Division of Adolescent/ Young Adult Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She is an independent research scientist and serves as the principal or key investigator on multiple research projects and training grants funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and other funding agencies. Dr. Trent is the immediate past President of the Society for Adolescent Health, served two terms as Chair of the Executive Committee for the Section on Adolescent Health within the American Academy of Pediatrics, and currently serves on the Board of Directors for the American Sexual Health Association. She is the lead author of the AAP policy statement from 2019 on The Impact of Racism on Child and Adolescent Health.
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Conflict of Interest Disclosure:
Trent: COI (Interaction with Industry unrelated to this interview): Trojan Sexual Health Advisory Council (Church and Dwight, Inc), Research Supplies to Johns Hopkins University (SpeeDx, LLC), Advisory Panel Discussion on Contraception (Merck).
Music Credits:
"Steadfast" by Blue Dot Sessions at www.sessions.blue
Theme music composed by Matthew Simonson at Foundsound.media