DNC: Georgia Doctor/Delegate Wants Docs to Join the Fray

PHILADELPHIA -- In addition to voting, physicians should consider becoming more involved in their communities through civic engagement, according to Camara Phyllis Jones, MD, MPH, PhD.

Doctors -- especially those in primary care -- used to be a bigger part of the community when they were doing home visits, but now they are often sitting behind a computer during an office visit and are less engaged in the world outside of the office, said Jones, a Clinton delegate from Georgia and senior fellow at the Satcher Health Leadership Institute at Morehouse School of Medicine, in Atlanta. In a video interview Thursday at the Democratic National Convention, she also discussed her hopes for the presidential race and healthcare reform.

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DNC: Georgia Doctor/Delegate Wants Docs to Join the Fray