“We have these conversations in our living rooms”
Nikki Montgomery is a patient, a mother to a son with complex medical challenges and a certified patient advocate. As a Black woman, she understands the necessity for culturally competent care. How does a patient find a culturally competent provider? Nikki shares her strategies on that topic and pushes us to address systemic racism through measurement. This podcast brings the conversations usually had in our living rooms to the public domain.
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