Challenging racial bias and medical myth-busting on TikTok, Twitter and Instagram with Joel Bervell

Joel Bervell, a social media educator and fourth-year medical student in Baltimore, shares how he is using his social media platform to address health disparities, racial bias and misinformation in health care. Joel is the former AMA medical student digital fellow. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.
00:00 AMA Update for Feb. 16, 2023
00:51 Becoming a social media "medical myth-buster"
2:48 Where do you get your content ideas?
04:10 How did you build your social media following?
05:09 Followers like Jordan Sparks and Jesse Williams from Grey's Anatomy
05:31 Working with the WHO, White House and the VA hospital system
06:52 Trip to Ghana, West Africa
08:38 First Black medical student at Washington State University Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine
11:14 Why do you want to be a doctor?
12:47 Social media advice for physicians
12:53 Follow Joel at @joelbervell on #Twitter #TikTok and #Instagram
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[@sonyaunderwood933]

You’re very Inspiring.Thank you, Dr.Joel!

[@kelsieellington6518]

Thank you 🙏

[@nigistsabab3777]

👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@AP-sm5fl]

We appreciate your commitment to educating us all on these important topics. Your work is making a huge impact to make healthcare safer and better for everyone ❤

[@rondapierce6215]

So glad Kelly Clarkson had Joel on his show bringing him to mainstream (for those that don't have TikTok). Glad to see his message is being promoted by the medical community. Joel's message is critical to the lives of the BIPOC community and vital to seeing changes in how healthcare diagnoses and treats the BIPOC community. Joel Bervell's public service is an answer to prayers.

[@74777984]

Well done young man & thank you for your work 👏🙏

[@endevant6032]

Joel, excellent work.