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In this episode Rhea Boyd, MD, MPH, FAAP, talks about the moment in her childhood when she first recognized racial inequality. She tells hosts David Hill, MD, FAAP, and Joanna Parga-Belinkie, MD, FAAP, why she wants to stop structural racism and how writing helps her accomplish her goals. 

 

 

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Rhea Boyd, MD, MPH, FAAP

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Rhea Boyd, MD, MPH, FAAP, is a pediatrician, public health advocate, and scholar who writes and teaches on the relationship between structural racism, inequity and health. She has a particular focus on the child and public health impacts of harmful policing practices and policies. She serves as the Chief Medical Officer of San Diego 211 and the Director of Equity and Justice for The California Children's Trust.  

Dr. Boyd graduated cum laude with a B.A. in Africana Studies and Health from the University of  Notre Dame. She earned a M.D. at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and completed her  pediatric residency at University of California, San Francisco. In 2017, Dr. Boyd graduated from  the Commonwealth Fund Mongan Minority Health Policy Fellowship at Harvard University’s  School of Public Health, earning an MPH. 

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