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The “Black Man in a White Coat: A Doctor’s Reflections on Race and Medicine” is a great biography book of Damon Tweedy. Damon Tweedy is a graduate of Duke Medical School and Yale Law School. He is an assistant professor of psychiatry at Duke University Medical Center and staff physician at the Durham VA Medical Center. Black Man in a White Coat is a must-read book for anyone who is interested in how race and medicine intersect, from the development of young black talent to the unfortunate racial disparities in health care distribution and outcomes. Tweedy puts the personal touch on a number of issues of intense concern to all of us today.Dr. Tweedy book reveals the story of inequities in medical care in our country as well as difficulties like he faced as a medical student and young doctor. Furthermore, Dr. Tweedy has done a masterful job of telling his story of defeating the odds and becoming a doctor. All in all, Black Man in a White Coat is a heartbreaking memoir of Dr. Damon Tweedy.