Cooper On Demand Presents Dr. Atul Gawande

POSTED ON: June 16, 2020

Dr. Atul Gawande introduces his 2018 talk

Dr. Atul Gawande introduces his 2018 talk

Atul Gawande, M.D., M.P.H, surgeon, writer, and public health researcher, delivered the 2018 Benjamin Menschel Distinguished Lecture on April 25, 2018. He spoke about ways to reform healthcare so that best practices are equitably delivered, a subject of great relevance today considering the outsized impact of COVID-19 on communities of color. Recently, he recorded an introduction to that lecture, which you can watch above. 

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Dr. Gawande recently filmed an introduction to his talk that you can see here.

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March 30: Series premier with Daniel Arsham (rebroadcast from March 6, 2020)

April 6: Preet Bharara (rebroadcast from April 6, 2017)

April 13: Judy Chicago (rebroadcast from October 21, 2019)

April 21: Chris Stein and Debbie Harry (rebroadcast from November 30, 2018)

April 28: Amy Engelhardt (rebroadcast from October 27, 2018)

May 4: The Gregory Brothers (rebroadcast from October 27, 2018)

May 11: Sidney Blumenthal (rebroadcast from September 24, 2019)

May 18: Naomi Klein (rebroadcast from September 17, 2019)

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