EBO: As a hematologist/oncologist, what has been your experience with patients facing equity-related issues such as access to care? How will these lessons influence your work in your new role? Martin: One of the first things that I’ve noticed is that a lot of people have an overemphasis on barriers that are outside of our control, which leads to futile thinking about being able to address accessibility. Some of the goals that I will have in this role, in alignment with our executives at Tennessee Oncology, are really best reported as domains-those being patient-centered care, where every patient can feel included having the patients and community members as stakeholders establishing health equity for all people-including our own employees-which means workforce culture, training, and hiring establishing a research-to-practice pipeline and then building out those internal medical partners, as well as community partners in order to start chipping away on social determinants of health. It’s also going to allow us to build capacity and longitudinal relationships with our partners. Having this permanent role shows a structural intentionality to putting time, effort, and commitment to delivering on health equity. First, I want to acknowledge what a unique opportunity it is for a company to develop this role, which was the vision of Natalie Dickson, MD, our president and chief strategy officer. EBO: What are your goals and priorities in your new role as medical director for Health Equity and Community Engagement? Martin: I am very excited about my new role. This interview has been lightly edited for clarity. In an interview with Evidence-Based Oncology™ ( EBO), Martin discussed his goals for his new role. Martin is also the new president of the Tennessee Oncology Practice Society, a state affiliate of the Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC). Martin III, MD, MPH, to the newly created role of medical director for Health Equity and Community Engagement.
Tennessee Oncology, which serves patients throughout Tennessee and northwest Georgia, has named Richard L.
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