Why black patients don’t trust the healthcare system | Bayo Curry-Winchell | TEDxReno

Dr. Curry-Winchell discusses the gaps in healthcare focusing on racially based medical algorithms and its impact on health outcomes for Black patients. Dr Curry-Winchell highlights historical and current racial practices in health care and shares some of the personal challenges she faces as a Black female physician and discusses how representation can help combat these issues.

Dr. Curry-Winchell is the Medical Director of Community Engagement and Health Equity, Co-lead of DEIB, a practicing physician and Medical Director of Urgent Care Clinics in Nevada and California for Carbon Health and Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center. Deeply involved with her community, Dr. Bayo Curry- Winchell is also the Medical Director for the Washoe County Sexual Assault Response Team and volunteers as an Assistant Medical Examiner for Washoe County Child Protective Services. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Bayo Curry-Winchell joined the Reno Mayor’s task force and Governors Medical Advisory Team. She has received many awards including the 2021 Young Physician Award from Washoe County Medical Society, 2020 PBS Reno Spotlight Extraordinary Neighbor award, Sierra Nevada’s Top 20 Most Powerful Women award in 2019 and most recently named 75 Black Healthcare leaders to know in 2022. She and her husband enjoy life in Reno-Tahoe with their two young girls. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx