NAO 2016 Conference

Dr. Damon Tweedy, author of the New York Times bestseller Black Man in a White Coat, will share with us his frontline look at race and medicine. This passionate and profound memoir grapples with race, bias, and the unique health problems of black Americans. It was one of TIME Magazine’s Top 10 Nonfiction Books of 2015, and USA Today described it as “A timely, thought-provoking examination of our heartbreaking health care system.” Dr. Tweedy is a graduate of Duke Medical School and Yale Law School. He is assistant professor of psychiatry at Duke University Medical Center and staff physician at the Durham VA Medical Center.

Dr. Tweedy's book will be available for purchase.