Afi Mansa Semenya
Afi Mansa Semenya joined BU Family Medicine as Faculty and Clinical Instructor in November 2014. She comes from the University of North Carolina Family Medicine Residency in Chapel Hill, NC where she graduated in June 2014. She served as vice president of the GME housestaff Council and resident leader of the resident diversity initiative. She has served in a variety of roles in the department of family medicine including medical director, residency site director and racial equity champion. She is committed to addressing healthcare disparities and increasing equity for communities of color through teaching, research and community engagement. Prior research includes an analysis of telehealth disparities with a large multidisciplinary team through BU’s Center for Antiracist Research and her current research addresses breastfeeding disparities for black women. She has been an invited speaker on health disparities to local organizations and she has served on a breastfeeding disparity advisory group.