DENVER — Actor Jocko Sims and Dr. Nia Schwann Mitchell joined forces at SeriesFest: Season 10, an annual TV festival in Denver to participate in a panel on the importance of Black doctors.
"Being on New Amsterdam, I had parents reach out to me to say, 'Thank you for the role that you've played... My Black son or daughter now want to be doctors because of Dr. Reynolds.' And that was very inspirational," Sims said."I think it was about that time where I started to realize, well, this show and this role that I have is making a greater impact than I realized. And I started to look and I started to learn about the disparities in health care.
The scholarship is called the CU School of Medicine Charles J. Blackwood, MD, Endowed Memorial Scholarship. Blackwood became CU’s first Black medical school graduate in 1947. The event is also a nonprofit that organizers describe as being “at the forefront of episodic storytelling by providing year-round opportunities for creators and industry professionals to connect, collaborate, and share stories, which inspire and impact global audiences.”This year, SeriesFest will run from May 1-5 and will include panels, screenings, and networking events that will be held at the Sie FilmCenter, Red Rocks Amphitheatre and Asterisk event space.
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