Dr. Bussey-Jones has nationally recognized educational expertise in the areas of minority health, health equity, as well as patient and provider education. She has developed several program initiatives addressing health promotion and disease prevention for vulnerable populations. Dr. Bussey-Jones has also developed and directed curricula on cultural competence, disparities, and social determinants of health for students, residents, and faculty and was recognized with an Educational Innovation Award for this work. She has also chaired the National Disparities Education Task Force for the Society of General Internal Medicine organization and served as editor for a special issue of the Journal of General Internal Medicine dedicated to disparities education. In this role, her leadership resulted in an award-winning national disparities course, web-based educational modules, and two national symposia on disparities at both the Society of General Internal Medicine and at the American Association of Medical Colleges. How does our social-economic status effect the quality of healthcare we receive? In this conversation Dr. Bussey-Jones talks about social determinants of health and describes challenges with healthcare equality. Dr. Bussey-Jones also brings to our attention to the implicit biases present in healthcare professionals, which, when acknowledge and brought to surface, can be effectively eliminated. Tune in to learn more! This podcast is brought to you by Emory Lifestyle Medicine & Wellness. To learn more about our work, please visit https://bit.ly/EmoryLM
Dr. Bussey-Jones received her BS in Sociology and later her MD from Emory University. She has nationally recognized educational expertise in the areas of minority health, health equity, as well as patient and provider education. She has developed several program initiatives addressing health promotion and disease prevention for vulnerable populations. Dr. Bussey-Jones has also developed and directed curricula on cultural competence, disparities, and social determinants of health for students, residents, and faculty and was recognized with an Educational Innovation Award for this work. She has also chaired the National Disparities Education Task Force for the Society of General Internal Medicine organization and served as editor for a special issue of the Journal of General Internal Medicine dedicated to disparities education. In this role, her leadership resulted in an award-winning national disparities course, web-based educational modules, and two national symposia on disparities at both the Society of General Internal Medicine and at the American Association of Medical Colleges.
How does our social-economic status effect the quality of healthcare we receive? In this conversation Dr. Bussey-Jones talks about social determinants of health and describes challenges with healthcare equality. Dr. Bussey-Jones also brings to our attention to the implicit biases present in healthcare professionals, which, when acknowledge and brought to surface, can be effectively eliminated. Tune in to learn more!
This podcast is brought to you by Emory Lifestyle Medicine & Wellness. To learn more about our work, please visit