Development of a Credible Virtual Clinician Promoting Colorectal Cancer Screening via Telehealth Apps for and by Black Men: Qualitative Study

Danyell Wilson-Howard   ^{1, 2} , BSc, MA, PhD ;   Melissa J Vilaro   ² , BA, MPH, CPH, PhD ;   Jordan M Neil   ^{3, 4} , PhD ;   Eric J Cooks   ^{2, 5} , BA, PhD ;   Lauren N Griffin   ² , PhD ;   Taylor T Ashley   ¹ , BS ;   Fatemeh Tavassoli   ⁶ , BA, PhD ;   Mohan S Zalake   ⁶ , BA ;   Benjamin C Lok   ⁶ , BSc, PhD ;   Folakemi T Odedina   ⁷ , PhD ;   Francois Modave   ⁸ , PhD ;   Peter J Carek   ⁹ , MD, MSc, CAQSM, FAAFP, DABF ;   Thomas J George   ^{10, 11} , MD, FACP ;   Janice L Krieger   ^{2, 5} , BSc, PhD

¹ Department of Natural Sciences, Bethune Cookman University, Daytona, FL, United States

² STEM Translational Communication Center, College of Journalism, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States

³ Harvard Medical School, Harvard University, Boston, MA, United States

⁴ Mongan Institute’s Health Policy Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States

⁵ UF Health Cancer Center, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States

⁶ Computer and Information Science and Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States

⁷ Center for Health Equity & Community Engagement Research, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, United States

⁸ Department of Health Outcomes and Biomedical Informatics, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States

⁹ Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, United States

¹⁰ Gastrointestinal (GI) Oncology Center, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States

¹¹ UF Health Medical Oncology – Davis Cancer, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States