We are the BWPA, doctors dedicated to the elimination of healthcare disparities within vulnerable communities

A 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization

OUR WORK

COMPASSION GUIDES, COLLABORATION BUILDS

Health equity starts with human connection. We combat health disparities through reimagining research as Architecture, advocacy as Engineering, and succession as Legacy.

REIMAGINE:

  • A collage of informational posters on health and safety measures. The central poster features a woman with her eyes closed, practicing meditation or mindfulness, with tips for virtual meditation. Other posters include guidance on home care, social distancing, mask-wearing, hand hygiene, and the importance of health precautions during the pandemic.

    ARCHITECTURE

    Research Collaboratives

    Content Development

  • A woman with short curly hair is smiling and wearing a white T-shirt with the words "BELIEVE BLACK WOMEN" printed on it. She is standing against a plain background, with one hand on her hip.

    ENGINEERING

    Strategic Engagements

    Trainings

  • A woman scientist wearing a white lab coat and blue gloves looking into a microscope while working with a small brown bottle in a modern laboratory.

    LEGACY

    Volunteerism

    Innovation

On March 25th, 1966, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., at a press conference before his speech to the Medical Committee for Human Rights, said:

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“Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health is the most shocking and the most inhuman because it often results in physical death.”

Close-up of a healthcare professional wearing a white coat with a stethoscope around their neck.
A smiling Black woman wearing a white t-shirt with the words "BELIEVE BLACK WOMEN." and light blue ripped jeans.
A stylized yellow Pac-Man character facing right with a dot in its mouth, on a black background.

"I am only one, but still I am one; I cannot do everything, but still I can do something"

- Edward Hale

Become a Member

You are invited to support us:

Membership.

Physicians, medical students, residents and fellows, join us. Use your voice and expertise to usher in change in the medical profession.

Volunteer.

Health equity promoters, supporters or interested individuals, sign up.  Help us eliminate healthcare disparities.

Partnerships.

Healthcare businesses, community groups and government agencies let’s work together. Intra-industry and cross-sector collaboration is needed. 

Donation.

Help us raise $10,000 for the development of educational content for healthcare-desert communities. Contribute today.

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