Clinical oversight
Medical Advisory Board
Black Health's Medical Advisory Board is a group of credentialed Black clinicians, researchers, and public health leaders who review our content, shape our editorial roadmap, and help us uphold the clinical integrity of everything we publish. Rigorous medical review has been part of our editorial process since our founding in 2002, and it remains central to the trust our readers place in us. We are actively recruiting our founding board. If you are a Black MD, DO, NP, PA, RN, RD, LCSW, PhD, MPH, DrPH, DNP, DPT, CPM, or equivalent, and you are interested in helping build a new model for Black health media and community care, we would love to hear from you.
What advisory board members do
Review a small number of clinical articles per quarter in their specialty (estimated 2–4 hours per quarter)
Help us identify under-reported topics where Black patients need better information
Advise on editorial policy for YMYL content
Optionally, appear in featured interviews and contribute bylined pieces
Receive first access to new features of the Black Health provider directory
Who we're looking for
Clinicians and health professionals who: hold an active, unencumbered license in the United States; are Black or of African descent; have at least five years of post-training clinical or public health experience; demonstrate a commitment to Black health equity through their work, writing, teaching, or community practice; can commit to a two-year term (renewable).
Compensation
Advisory board members receive an annual honorarium of $1,500 and full subscription access to all Black Health products and services. Per-review honoraria are paid for additional peer review work beyond the standard quarterly commitment.
Current members
We are actively recruiting our founding board. Board members will be listed here once confirmed.
Recruiting our founding board
We're recruiting our inaugural Medical Advisory Board. If you're a Black clinician, public health researcher, or healthcare advocate interested in helping shape this work, we want to hear from you.
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We review every expression of interest. Send us a brief note introducing yourself, your credentials, and why you want to help shape Black Health's editorial standards. No formal cover letter required.
Email us at hello@blackhealth.org with your name, credentials, and a brief statement of interest.