Building Trust Between Provider and Patient | SMA Dialogue Series with Aaron Henry, MSHS, PA-C

In the second episode of the Social Mission Alliance Dialogue Series, Executive Director Toyese Oyeyemi sits down with Aaron Henry, Co-Director of Clinical Education and Assistant Professor at The George Washington University Physician Assistant Program. Henry provides his insight on a range of topics including mistrust, social determinants of health, burnout, and more. From his experience as a student, a practicing PA, an educator, and a researcher, Professor Henry discusses important topics every health professions educator, student, and leader should know. 🔹 Topics Covered: • Main points from Professor Henry's commentary, "Why Black Men are Dying to be Successful" (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38230...) • What people really mean when they call for diversifying the health care workforce • Mistrust in providers and institutions, and how to combat that • The effect that burnout has on patients trust in providers 👉 Subscribe to the SMA Dialogue Series for more powerful conversations on social mission, health equity, and transforming health professions education. -- Aaron Henry is a Co-Director of Clinical Education and Assistant Professor at The George Washington University Physician Assistant (PA) Program. Aaron also serves as the Course Director for Health Justice and Society at the PA program, which focuses on preparing culturally mindful practicing PAs. Before becoming a PA, Aaron served as a U.S. Navy Corpsman with two tours of duty in Iraq. Aaron is a graduate of the GW PA Program and has over 15 years of clinical experience in emergency medicine, urgent care, and primary care. -- Timecodes: 00:00 Introduction 04:10 "Why Black Men are Dying to be Successful" 10:12 Diversity of the Healthcare Workforce 15:00 Mistrust 20:40 Burnout 26:40 What do the people need to know?