Medical student interest groups to host 'The Skin You're In' docufilm series and discussion

The USA College of Medicine's Public Health Interest Group and Family Medicine Interest Group will host a docufilm series, titled "The Skin You're In," at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 4, via Zoom. All USA Health employees are welcome to join.

The film will be followed by a Q & A session with writer/director Thomas A. LaVeist, Ph.D., who is dean of Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine.

Allen Perkins, M.D., M.P.H., professor and chair of family medicine at the USA College of Medicine, is one of the Public Health Interest Group's advisors. Through a grant from the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration, Perkins helped to facilitate the film presentation and discussion with LaVeist.

"It has become apparent that poor health outcomes are inexorably tied to racism in our society. Dr LaVeist ties the history of racial discrimination to poor health outcomes in a direct fashion," Perkins said. "For those of us who work in Mobile, especially those who serve the Black community, and wonder why poor health outcomes are so prevalent, this movie is a must see."

Perkins said the Q & A session following the film "is an exceptional opportunity to learn why things are as they are and, more importantly, to learn how to move towards solutions."

Learn more about "The Skin You're In" at https://www.tsyi.org/the-film.

Zoom link: https://southalabama.zoom.us/j/96528961737?pwd=U3FmMWtxajJsRTRuL0VYN1FqN08wdz09