For the latest in her Leadership Rounds series of conversations with hospital and health system leaders from across the nation, AHA Board Chair Melinda Estes, M.D., is joined by Kimberlydawn Wisdom, M.D., senior vice president of community health and equity and chief wellness and diversity officer at Henry Ford Health System in Detroit.

Dr. Wisdom also chairs AHA’s Institute for Diversity and Health Equity.

They discuss the current health care landscape and efforts to provide equitable access to health care for all Americans. The episode is available now to stream on AHA’s website.

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