Winter 2012 | Alumni Profile
requiring citizens to see a doctor annual- ly. “We must teach the mindset that each American should be held accountable to see their doctors every year, even if they are healthy,” he explained. He and the team also found that un-
Dyson serves as a medical correspondent on numerous national news programs.
team of health advocates to investigate the nation’s universal health care system in comparison with current U.S. practic- es and the pending Affordable Care Act. He realized that there is much the U.S. can learn from Cuba, yet great strides must be taken to change the behavioral constraints within the American fabric. One aspect Dyson noted among Cu-
bans is their emphasis and dedication to public health and disease prevention by
like the U.S., Cuban medical students are required to perform a three year residency in family medicine prior to pursuing specialized medical fields. Ac- cording to Dyson, this requirement has led to only 30 percent of Cuban medical students becoming specialists. Whereas in the U.S., priorities to offset mounting medical school debts have led to a drastic increase in doctors entering higher-pay- ing specialized fields rather than general practice. Based on what he saw, this trip reinforced Dyson’s own commitment to ensuring that the United States’ poor and disadvantaged receive quality medical care. In July, Dyson was appointed senior
physician consultant at HealthGrades, the leading independent health care rat-
ings organization. This position really hits home as Dyson is responsible for consulting American healthcare orga- nizations on delivering better quality of healthcare, precisely what contributed to his grandmothers’ deaths. “Now I really have my hands involved
in saving grandmothers all over the coun- try,” said Dyson. This Hamptonian is also proud to see
his alma mater taking great strides in reducing health disparities. “To see that Hampton cares and is concerned about the growing medical issues affecting the Hampton Roads area … that’s to be truly applauded,” said Dyson.
–Alison L. Phillips
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