Screening of "The Color of Medicine"

Sunday, January 19, 2020 - 4:00pm

A showing of a new documentary film, The Color of Medicine: The Story of Homer G. Phillips Hospital.  It will be shown at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater on Sunday, January 19 @ 4pm.  The documentary recounts the history of the medical training of over two-thirds of all African-Americans in the nation during the period from its opening in 1937 to its closing in 1979. In the movie Dr. Earle U. Robinson Jr., a 2nd generation physician and alumnus, whose father was one of the first 27 interns to graduate from Homer G. Phillips, shares his personal story and the significance of the Homer G. Phillips hospital's valuable part in African-American history.  Dr. Robinson will be present to discuss the film and answer questions after the screening, and OB-GYN Tashera Perry MD will also be present to share her perspectives on practicing in Bloomington today.

The Color of Medicine coincides with Martin Luther King, Jr. Day celebrations in Bloomington.  Dr. King’s goal to eliminate health care disparities is demonstrated in his quote, “Of all forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane.” 

Watch the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwxxe5HgAfo

 

The event is sponsored by Medicare for All Indiana and Students for a National Health Program IUSM-Bloomington (SNaHP).