Dr. Eugene Manley Jr., PhD, Founder and CEO of the SCHEQ Foundation, was recently featured on The Jali Podcast in Episode 181, Equity Beyond Intentions: Turning Research, Community, and Accountability into Impact.
In this conversation, Dr. Manley joins host Melyssa Barrett to examine what equity looks like when it moves beyond intention and rhetoric and into accountability, community partnership, and systems change. Drawing on more than two decades of experience across engineering, biomedical research, nonprofit leadership, and workforce development, he discusses how inequities are created and sustained within healthcare and research ecosystems.
The episode explores the importance of representation at the earliest stages of research, including who is included in datasets, biological samples, and decision-making processes, and how gaps at these stages directly affect patient outcomes later. Dr. Manley also shares how lived experience, trust, and community-centered approaches are essential to designing systems that work for patients who have historically been overlooked or dismissed.
A significant portion of the conversation focuses on patient advocacy and accountability within healthcare systems, including the practical steps patients and families can take to protect themselves, document care, and navigate complex institutions. Dr. Manley also discusses the mission of the SCHEQ Foundation and its work to improve cancer outcomes through education, adv
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