In this episode of Black Power Moves, part of the Ebony Covering Black America Podcast Network, we're speaking to Amber Balkcom Co-Founder of The National Society of Black Women in Medicine. https://www.blackwomeninmedicine.org/Her multi-disciplined non-profit organization was founded in 2017 at Florida State University, along with her co-founder Ashlei Phillips. https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashlei-phillips-75052b138/

They're working to increase the retention of underrepresented minority women pursuing careers in healthcare and basic science, while simultaneously promoting the advancement of those already established in these fields.

The organization is also committed to supporting current and future healthcare professionals and basic scientists in efforts to combat educational and professional racial inequities.

We'll be talking to her about all of that and more!

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