In this episode of Faces of Medicine, we hear the story of Dr. Kierstin Kennedy, the Chief Medical and Quality Officer of UAB Medicine in Birmingham, Alabama. She was drawn to a career in medicine after a family reunion brought her face-to-face with an uncle who was a surgeon. At that point, no one in her immediate family had graduated from college, so meeting him opened up a whole new world of possibilities. Her path to medicine included pushing against the conventional pre-med track to study what mattered to her, knowing that it was a better path to success.
She found the courage to keep looking outside of the box to create a career that works for her and allows her to practice medicine as well as be the leader she was born to become. Listen to hear about all of that and so much more.
This podcast is part of Faces of Medicine, a donor-funded project to share the stories of Black women physicians to inspire the next generation and give everyone who listens a window into these remarkable journeys.
It all started with an independent documentary which is available to rent at kinema.