Today, Black individuals comprise more than 12% of the US population, but their presence in crucial health fields—such as medicine, nursing, and pharmacy—ranges from a mere 3% among physical therapists to 11% among respiratory therapists. This stark discrepancy underscores the challenge young Black students face: the lack of exposure to Black physicians and health care… Read more »
When health care intersects with social justice, empowering early-career physicians with a robust understanding of equity and compassion is paramount. One such journey begins at UC San Diego School of Medicine where the Internal Medicine Residency Training Program has begun to integrate social justice into its Primary Care Track curriculum. Made possible through funding from… Read more »
In an effort to advance medical education, physicians in Philadelphia have launched a series of training sessions aimed at providing culturally competent care to patients who are part of the transgender, non-binary, intersex, and/or gender non-conforming (gender-diverse) demographic. UNIQUE, which stands for “Uniting in Inter-professional learning to serve the Queer community through Education,” is led… Read more »
At the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (ISMMS), Adam Kraus, MD, and Luis Seija, MD, are modernizing data sharing to empower patients as active care partners and enhance patient engagement, service utilization, and communication with physicians. Notably, Adam and Luis designed, applied for the Building Trust Through Diversity, Health Care Equity, and Inclusion… Read more »
Embarking on a mission to foster self-sufficiency and elevate scholarly productivity among faculty members, Associate Professor Maria Belalcazar, MD, and her team at the University of Texas Medical Branch are leading a transformative project. They are assessing self-efficacy scores in academic career advancement skills and feelings of inclusion and engagement among junior to mid-career faculty… Read more »
