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Sam Conaway: Turning Obstacles into Opportunities - Part 1
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Sam Conaway is the president of U.S. Cardiology Sales for Boston Scientific and the chair of the company’s Close the Gap program, which seeks to eliminate treatment disparities in underserved populations. He has been recognized as one of the most influential Black executives in corporate America (SAVOY Magazine), and in healthcare (BlackDoctor.org), and was the first recipient of the Cardiovascular Research Foundation’s "Pulse-Setter Leader Award" for his commitment to advancing health equity.
Sam’s road to these achievements, however, was littered with obstacles that could easily have been roadblocks. Sam grew up poor, in a rough neighborhood in Baltimore. Strong family values and athletic ability might have been a way out until an injury ended his baseball prospects. He ended up working in the laundry room of Washington Hospital Center.
There his strong work ethic and passion for learning were noticed and rewarded with opportunities to advance. Sam seized those opportunities and ran with them, setting in motion an unstoppable career as he overcame obstacles from a lack of higher education to racism. Along the way, he not only developed the self-confidence to embrace any new challenge, but found his life's work building programs to improve healthcare for underserved populations.
Don't miss part 1 of Sam's remarkable story.
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