Today is #BlackoutTuesday.
I will not be posting an update today in solidarity with the Black community and to make space for their voices. I, like many of you, am committing to doing better.
Why does this matter coming from me, a medical doctor?
Because a doctor’s job is first to listen—to allow patients to be fully seen and heard. We have pledged to be allies; doctors have a professional and moral duty to stand with our patients. Because the health of my patients is directly informed by social and emotional determinants. They matter.