Sight For Sore Eyes

Sight For Sore Eyes

We discuss issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the field of Ophthalmology with a minority perspective.

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October 27, 2024 25 mins

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In the last episode, we began a conversation with with Dr. Benjeil Edghill about his journey to ophthalmology and how he established a thriving practice in his hometown of NYC. In this episode we talk about his practice, his experiences being a black ophthalmologist, what motivates him, and what it will take to move us forward as a specialty to increase diversity in our ranks.

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Dr. Benjeil Edghill is a Brooklyn native, a glaucoma specialist, and an advocate for minoritized groups. He’s not only a skilled surgeon practicing in New York City but also a leader in advocating for better care for minority communities and supporting the next generation of URiM physicians through his work with and leadership in the NMA ophthalmology section.

His story is an example of what can happen at the intersect...

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In the last episode series, we heard from the directors of two pathway programs that are recruiting, supporting, and promoting young minority students in their efforts to pursue careers in the field of ophthalmology; the NMA Ophthalmology Section's Rabb Venable Excellence In Research Pathways to Success Program, and the AAO/AUPO's Minority Ophthalmology Mentoring Program. 

In this episode, we’ll hea...

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July 16, 2024 46 mins

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In the last episode, we began conversations with Drs. Dolly Ann Padovani Claudio, O’Rese Knight, and Lisa Kelly about the work they’re doing as the directors of the Rabb Venable excellence in research program’s Pathways to Success Program and the AUPO/AAO Minority Ophthalmology Mentoring Program.

In this episode, we continue our conversations about these program’s efforts, including more on the DEI backlash a...

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June 9, 2024 52 mins

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The recruitment and mentoring of URiM medical students to ophthalmology is paramount for addressing the dearth of URiM specialists in our field and the impact that it’s had on health care disparities from lack of access and representation for decades.

Today we being a series of episodes addressing this subject matter again in light of the now apparently gale force winds that the backlash against DEI has beco...

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March 31, 2024 48 mins

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Dr. Kristen Nwanyanwu is a retina specialist and an associate professor of ophthalmology at Yale University and is at the forefront of health disparity research in ophthalmology. She is also an entrepreneur and is the founder of Eyeful, an ophthalmology related business she founded, and leads as the CEO. During the American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting in San Francisco last November, she hosted an Eyeful sponsored...

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This episode of SFSE is the last in our series of rebroadcasted episodes on the history of AA in medicine and ophthalmology for Black history month and features my conversation with ophthalmologist, Dr. Clifton Peay. Dr Peay is an ophthalmologist practicing in Richmond Virginia specializing in glaucoma, refractive, cataract, laser, and anterior segment surgery. He has served on the Board of the National Medical Associ...

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As we continue through black history month we are continuing our rebroadcast of the series of episodes addressing the history of the AA experience in medicine and ophthalmology that was first published last year. This first episode is of my conversation with Dr. Lenworth Johnson, a Neuro-ophthalmologist and the author of the book Breaking the Color Line in Medicine, African Americans in Ophthalmology.

Breaki...

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As we enter black history month we’ll be revisiting the series of podcasts addressing the history of AA in ophthalmology first published last year. We begin with the history of slavery and Jim Crow segregation in this country as they form the contextual foundation for the current state of medicine with its disparities in healthcare outcomes and lack of diversity, which extend into the field of ophthalmology. Included ...

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January 22, 2024 49 mins

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The national medical association or NMA is a professional and scientific organization and the largest and oldest national organization representing the interests of African American physicians and their patients in the United States.  The NMA Ophthalmology Section has a long and storied history and to learn more about the current organization, I spoke with Drs. Fasika Woreta and Basil Williams, the immediate and futur...

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In this episode, we continue our conversation with Dr. Stephen McLeod, the CEO of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, addressing the importance of creating spaces where diversity can thrive, the Supreme Court's decision on affirmative action and how it affects AAO, and what the academy is doing to support the cognitive specialties of ophthalmology, including my field of Neuro-ophthalmology. 

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Over the past year, I’ve had the opportunity to bring important and hopefully thought provoking conversations through the sight for site eyes podcast highlighting the world of DEI in ophthalmology. I’ve also been able to highlight the unique field of Neuro-ophthalmology through the out of the Blindspot podcast. I’m particularly excited for the conversation that will be featured in the next couple of episodes in the fi...

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December 11, 2023 35 mins

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In the last episode we began a conversation with Drs. Janice Law, Jacquelyn O’Banion, and Ninita Brown about the work they are doing building bridges for HBCU medical students to gain experience in the field of ophthalmology.

In this episode, we continue our conversation and learn more about how their unique backgrounds and experiences have shaped their perceptions of the Inclusion, Equity and Diversity space...

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November 27, 2023 51 mins

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Historically black colleges and universities or HBCUs were born out of America’s history of systemic racism and segregation with the the law of separate but equal instituted at the turn of the 20th century. These institutions  have played integral roles in the development and support of black professionals including physicians. Because HBCUs have and continue to produce more URiM physicians than all majority instituti...

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November 13, 2023 19 mins

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In the last episode, we heard a cautionary tale from Dr. Vandana Reddy about a DEI related conflict within her organization that significantly impacted her professional life. We also learned from Dr. Lynn Gordon that these situations are not uncommon and that we need to be ready to address potential DEI-related conflict in our organizations and professional lives.

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October 29, 2023 27 mins

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Today, we bring a cautionary tale that should make us reflect on how effectively the spaces and organizations we work in adequately employ the concepts of inclusion equity and diversity to everyone. I speak with an individual whose experience has impacted her professional life and motivated her to tell her story so others who may have had or be having a similar experience can know they’re not alone. We also speak with...

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October 15, 2023 56 mins

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In April of this year, I was invited to give a grand rounds presentation to the Weill Cornell department of ophthalmology in NYC by my friend and North American Neuro-ophthalmology Society DEI committee member Cristiano Oliveira, as part of their Diversity week activities. This episode is the recording of that talk edited slightly for time and content. My trip to New York was a wonderful experience that gave me the op...

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October 9, 2023 10 mins

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The decision in Students for Fair Admissions vs Harvard and The University of North Carolina rejected race-conscious admissions at colleges and universities in the United States. The ruling and its potential effect on the pipeline of URiMs to medicine and ophthalmology, is important and as we begin this season of sight for sore eyes, I want to share my thoughts on this landmark case.

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August 6, 2023 41 mins

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In this final episode of a series highlighting some of the foot soldiers of the AAO's Task Force on Disparities in Vision Health and Eye Care, I speak with Dr. Angela Elam, the first author of the white paper that headlined the compendium of articles and commentaries produced by the Task Force.  She is a glaucoma specialist at the University of Michigan and played an essential role in this group's work. Dr. ...

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July 23, 2023 40 mins

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In the last episode we began a conversation with retina specialists Drs. Jessica Randolph, Basil Williams, and Kristen Nwanyanwu, about their experience participating in the AAOs Task force on Disparities in Visual Health and Eye Care. In this episode, we switch gears, speaking with them about their other passion, the field of retina where they have played a formative role in working to diversify this field of ophthal...

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