Jenny Marie
Jobe,
B.S. in Biology and Sociology
OMS-III
University of New England
Jenny Marie Jobe is a graduate of Emmanuel College (Boston, MA) with a B.S. in Biology and Sociology. She is currently an OMS-III at the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine. She is devoted to advocating for health equity and hopes to serve as an innovator in expanding the ways that policies and healthcare systems work in the favor of patients and better health outcomes.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
The Fight Isn't Over Until It's Over: Addressing Racism Through an Interprofessional Healthcare Lens
Background:Racism in healthcare is a persistent problem that can manifest as overt discrimination or subtly as implicit biases. Historically, systemic racism in healthcare has caused trauma among certain racialized groups and structural barriers to health access further perpetuate racial inequities and disparities. Consequently, people of color experience increased morbidity and mortality. Because racism in healthcare is rarely addressed in traditional curricula, five students from the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine (UNE COM) developed an IPE event to raise…