Equity, Bias and Human Experience
Published July 21, 2022
Nikki Montgomery, Executive Director of Madvocator Educational and Healthcare Advocacy Training and Program Manager, Family Voices National, shares the impact of inequities and bias in healthcare from a patient’s perspective.
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