Gregory J. Pepe Interviews Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith About the Role of Systemic Racism in the Healthcare of People of Color

October 19, 2021

Gregory J. Pepe, principal with the law firm of Neubert, Pepe & Monteith, P.C. co-hosted a legal forum at the American Society of Medical Association Counsel (ASMAC) annual meeting featuring Marcella Nunez-Smith, MD, MHS.  Attorney Pepe’s forum focused on examining the role of systemic racism in the healthcare of people of color. Topics that were covered in Attorney Pepe’s interview with Dr. Nunez-Smith covered: (i) the issues being examined that are related to systemic racism in health care; (ii) how identification of the underlying issues are informing policy action to combat these problems, and (iii) what the administration’s policy responses might look like as these actions are rolled out.

Watch the interview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zEsT7IwdTU

Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith is Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, Public Health, and Management at Yale University, and holds numerous other teaching, research, and leadership positions at Yale. Dr. Nunez-Smith’s research focuses on promoting health and healthcare equity for structurally marginalized populations. She was selected to serve on the Governor’s ReOpen CT Advisory Group as Community Committee chair, served as co-chair of the Biden-Harris Transition COVID-19 Advisory Board, and is currently chair of the COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force in the Biden-Harris administration.

Attorney Pepe heads the firm’s Healthcare Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution & Mediation, and Corporate & Business Transactions practice areas. He advises state and private medical societies regarding physician practice management issues within the context of organized medicine and managed care. Attorney Pepe also represents numerous physician groups, including large integrated practices, IPAs, PHOs, and others involved in healthcare law issues. He is an executive board member of ASMAC.

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