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Viviana Martinez-Bianchi Oral History Interview, 2024

Dr. Viviana Martinez-Bianchi is a family doctor; fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians; Associate Professor and Director for Health Equity at Duke University's Department of Family Medicine and Community Health; and co-founder of LATIN-19, the Latinx Advocacy Team and Interdisciplinary Network for COVID-19, a multisector group addressing Hispanic health that was created during the COVID-19 pandemic. Her areas of focus are Health Disparities, Access to Health Care, Women's Health, Latino Health Care, Chronic Disease Management, Socioeconomic Determinants of Health, and Population Health. This collection contains 1 oral history interview conducted on January 26, 2024 by Fiorella Orozco as part of the Bass Connections Agents of Change Oral History Project. In the interview, Martinez-Bianchi explores her early life and career, and her role as an activist at Duke Health. The themes of this interview include family medicine, health disparities, research, and community-based interventions.
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Interview, January 26, 2024

This oral history interview was conducted with Dr. Viviana Martinez-Bianchi on January 26, 2024 by Fiorella Orozco as part of the Bass Connections Agents of Change Oral History Project.

Duration: 01:53:21 (stereo)

Duration: 01:53:11 (mono)

During the interview, Martinez-Bianchi explores her roles and connections to Duke Health; her childhood in Argentina; her motivation to pursue medicine and primary healthcare advocacy; early mentorship and community engagement; challenges and strategies in community advocacy; student activism during the Argentine dictatorship; pursuing medical education in the United States; kidney transplant research at Rush University in Chicago, Illinois; stories of community engagement in Chicago; moving from Iowa to North Carolina; transforming the Department of Family Medicine Residency Program; the founding of LATIN-19; advocacy efforts for the Latinx community in Durham, North Carolina; further challenges and strategic approaches in community advocacy; upcoming role as Present-Elect of World Organization of Family Doctors (WONCA); current community initiative; and balancing family life and nurturing support networks. The themes of this interview include family medicine, health disparities, research, and community-based interventions.

Digital files include interview metadata and transcript (DOCX), interview with stereo (WAV), interview with mono (MP3), consent form (PDF), an image (PNG), and TXT files.