Episode 17: A Conversation On Personal Branding And Blackness In Medicine - How Dr. Kristamarie Is Using Her Platform To Pull Back The Veil On Being A Black Woman in Medicine
Dr. Kristamarie Collman, MD
Family Medicine Physician | Wellness, Health and Beauty @drkristamarie #TheGlowUpDoctor
Today’s episode features Dr. Kristamarie Collman, a family physician currently practicing in Charlottesville, Virginia. Dr. Kristamarie completed her B.S. in Public Health from Rutgers University-New Brunswick and completed her Doctor of Medicine from New York Medical College.
Listen as we discuss Dr. Kristamarie’s journey into medicine, including her perspective on how medical school prepared her for life as a practicing physician, the systematic challenges that black students often encounter on the road to medicine and how she is now using her platform to encourage others to overcome naysayers and adversity in pursuit of their professional and personal dreams.
We recorded this interview before COVID-19 hit the US, so we don’t discuss that in this episode. But I encourage you guys to follow her on Instagram (see link below) , where she is providing some great insight into the coronavirus in conversation with other black doctors, including tips on how to strengthen your immune system and how to properly wear a mask. I also just want to send her tons of love, appreciation and well wishes because she is on the frontlines of this pandemic. Thank you for your work Dr. Kristamarie.
Additional Notes
Follow Dr. Kristamarie Collman on Instagram @drkristamarie
Books discussed during speed round:
Nice Girls Don’t Get Rich: 75 Avoidable Mistakes Women Make with Money by Lois Frankel
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