59 Sustainability Report 2021 Inclusive Growth | One Million Black Women This funding will support: • Culturally competent and knowledgeable communications training among providers, which can prevent health mismanagement, delays, failure in diagnoses, and poor patient advocacy • Additional training and education for perinatal professionals and initiatives to create a pipeline of more diverse caregivers • Creation of a rural maternity health residency program designed to expand the maternal health workforce in Georgia individuals are gainfully employed, they can make more informed decisions on acquiring healthcare benefits. Those benefits should include prevention and wellness strategies to promote health versus promoting sick care. How does this foundational grant lay the groundwork for MSM to implement sustainable solutions for equitable access to healthcare? Addressing maternal health inequities requires targeted efforts toward modifiable factors grounded in health equity and quality improvement. Our patient-centered training program promotes a culture of equity by addressing implicit bias and individual and systemic racism while also utilizing quality improvement tools and transforming culture. The foundational grant from Goldman Sachs allowed MSM to develop training programs that are aligned with the organizational and leadership priorities of MSM. COVID-19 laid bare the health disparities in Black communities — are you confident these communities will have increased access to quality healthcare going forward? While I remain hopeful, I am not convinced that we will not fall back into our previously held comfort level ... To avoid this, we need to ensure that there continues to be a pathway of access to healthcare. For that to be sustained, one solution is to advance opportunities for more secure employment. I am confident that when Morehouse School of Medicine’s (MSM) Center for Maternal Health Equity This foundational grant directly addresses the disproportionate maternal mortality that Black women face in comparison to white women. The Goldman Sachs Foundation grant funds will help the center to build key partnerships, conduct research, and train clinicians to reduce maternal morbidity and mortality at local, national, and global levels. Quality Preventative Health / Having a Child By working with partner organizations to effect change, we’re better positioned to broaden and deepen our impact among communities close to home and across the globe. Q: Q: A: A: INCLUSIVE GROWTH Goldman Sachs is proud to be a foundational partner for the MSM’s Center for Maternal Health Equity. Below is an excerpt from a conversation with Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice, President and CEO of the Morehouse School of Medicine and One Million Black Women Advisory Council Member.