Dr. Bayo Curry-Winchell is the Medical Director of Community Engagement and Health Equity at Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center in Reno, NV, and the founder of Beyond Clinical Walls. She is deeply involved in her community, serving as the Medical Director of the Washoe County Sexual Assault Response Team and volunteering as an assistant medical examiner at Washoe County Child Protective Services. During the COVID-19 pandemic, she joined the Reno Mayor's Task Force and the Governors Medical Advisory Team in 2021.
We are joined by Bayo Curry-Winchell, a family physician, as we delve into the alarming maternal mortality crisis among Black women in the U.S. Join us as we discuss the complex factors contributing to this issue, the role of unconscious biases in health care, personal stories, and actionable steps to address this critical public health concern.
Medicine Grand Rounds (MGR) is a weekly seminar series to support the academic environment of the Duke Department of Medicine. Topics and speakers are selected to provide faculty and trainees with up-to-date knowledge about timely issues in internal medicine. MGR occurs every Friday at 8 a.m in Duke North 2002 unless otherwise noted below at a different location.