Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Guest Lectureship: Eve Higginbotham, SM, MD

Using the backdrop of a patient case, Dr. Higginbotham’s presentation, Unpacking the Hidden Factors Shaping the Care of Our Patients, challenged residents and medical students to see the practice of ophthalmology from multiple perspectives: the patient, the physician, the medical practice and the community.

“WE NEED TO THINK BROADLY AND USE EVIDENCE MINDFULLY. WE NEED TO SEE OUR PATIENTS AS FAR MORE THAN THE SYMPTOMS THEY PRESENT. WE NEED TO UNPACK THE HIDDEN FACTORS DRIVING NOT JUST OUR PATIENTS, BUT OUR COLLEAGUES, OUR COMMUNITIES AND OURSELVES.” — Eve Higginbotham, SM, MD