Dr. Webb, an assistant professor of emergency medicine at the University of Virginia, moderated the distinguished panel which featured Hilton, an associate professor of anesthesiology and critical care medicine at the University of Virginia and co-founder of GoodStock Consulting, LLC.
The panel also included: Dr. Cameron Webb, hospitalist and assistant professor of medicine and director of health policy and equity at UVA; Dr. Taison Bell, an assistant professor of medicine in the divisions of infectious diseases and international health and pulmonary and critical care medicine, UVA; and Dr. Rochanda Mitchell, a second-year Maternal-Fetal Medicine fellow and the current recipient of the Peyton T. Taylor Scholarship.
Dr. Hilton, who has long championed for the collection and reporting of racial data on the virus’ impact, said it’s important to underscore the effects COVID-19 has had on the African American community.
Dr. Cameron Webb, the husband of Dr. Leigh-Ann Webb, said COVID-19 has proven an old adage: “When America gets a cold, Black people get the flu.”
“Racism shapes our communities, and our communities shape our health outcomes,” said Dr. Cameron Webb.
