NEJM Interview: Dr. Mary Bassett on factors contributing to poorer health outcomes among black Americans and what physicians can do to reduce racial disparities.

March 18, 2015

Mary Bassett is commissioner of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. M.T. Bassett. #BlackLivesMatter - A Challenge to the Medical and Public Health Communities. N Engl J Med 2015;372:1085-7.