How can clinicians rebuild trust in marginalized communities? That’s the question Dr. Julie Venci, a primary care physician at Denver Health and Med-Peds Program Director at the University of Colorado, set out to address. Through a grant from the Building Trust: Advancing Health Equity grant program, she collaborated with health equity educators and leaders to… Read more »
How can medical trainees build deeper trust with patients from all walks of life? At Columbia University, internal medicine residents are finding answers through sociocultural humility – an approach that emphasizes self-reflection and discovery to understand oneself and then others in order to build honest and trustworthy relationships. Through partnerships with Food FARMcia program, HELP… Read more »
Julius Wilder, MD, PhD, has launched a project aimed at increasing colorectal cancer screening rates among African Americans living in Durham, North Carolina.
HonorHealth’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion is a driving force that shapes the future of health care. By fostering a culture of cultural competence, the hospital system is creating a more equitable and compassionate environment for all.
What if the way we teach medicine is actually harming the very people it’s meant to heal? Despite AMA policies acknowledging that race is a social construct, medical education often clings to outdated ideas that link race to biology, leading to dangerous diagnostic biases. This problem starts in the classroom, but spreads into clinical training,… Read more »
