Equity Grand Rounds: Black Health and Anti-Black Racism in Healthcare
Equity Grand Rounds are hosted by the DFCM Education Programs in partnership with the Office of Inclusion and Diversity at Temerty Medicine.
The ongoing Equity Grand Rounds series is designed to deepen DFCM continuing education offerings related to Equity, Diversity, Indigeneity, Inclusion, Accessibility and Anti-Racism (EDIIAA). Sessions are open to all DFCM faculty, staff and learners.
For more sessions, please visit Equity Grand Rounds.
Black Health and Anti-Black Racism in Healthcare
Presented by:
- Dr. Onye Nnorom, Family Physician and Assistant Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine and Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto.
- Professor Sume Ndumbe-Eyoh, Executive Director, Black Health Education Collaborative and Assistant Professor, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto.
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About the speakers
Dr. Onye Nnorom (she/her/hers) is a distinguished physician, advocate, public speaker and leader in the field of public health and equity. She is a family doctor and public health and preventive medicine specialist and Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto, in Canada. Born in Montreal to parents of Nigerian and Trinidadian backgrounds, she learned at an early age the impact of social injustice and the power of community action. With a deep commitment to social justice and health equity, Dr. Nnorom has dedicated her career to addressing health disparities and improving health outcomes for marginalized communities, with a particular focus on Black populations. She has led numerous initiatives aimed at reducing health disparities, promoting cultural competency in healthcare, and empowering underserved populations, these include co-founding the Black Health Education Collaborative and creating and hosting the social media movement Healthcaring Differently.
Professor Sume Ndumbe-Eyoh is the Executive Director of the Black Health Education Collaborative and an Assistant Professor in the Clinical Public Health Division at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto. Sume provides strategic consultations to organizations as principal of Another World Lab. She holds a Master of Health Sciences in Health Promotion and Global Health from the University of Toronto. Hailing from Cameroon, she is grateful to live, work and play in Turtle Island and is committed to working towards decolonial futures.