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Uche Blackstock is an award-winning physician, author, writer and public speaker who addresses bias and racism in medicine and health care. She is also founder and CEO of Advancing Health Equity, which has a primary mission of engaging with organizations to dismantle racism in health care. Blackstock won the American Medical Women’s Association’s 2021 Presidential Award, the 2021 Harvard Humanist of the Year and the NAACP Brooklyn Chapter’s 2022 Valiant Service Award. Her book, “Legacy: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine,” is set to release in January 2024. Blackstock is a force in the medical field, using her platform to advocate for those who do not have one. She is bridging gaps to create equity in health care for both patients and providers.