Below is the text of an abridged version of my talk for the opening plenary session of the Association of…
How Your Physician’s Prejudices May Be Hurting Your Health: And What the Doctors of Tomorrow Are Doing About It
A medical student at one of the nation’s leading schools recounts how their “problem based learning cases frequently present patients…
Health, Justice & Advocacy
I recently shared my experiences of applying to medical school as a low-income student and discussed my intention to continue health…
Student Protests Reveal a Systemic Disease
As medical students, we recognize that bias in medicine is doubly damaging: it burdens our peers and it harms our…
Opening a Dialogue on Bias in Medicine
In a little over a month, I will have completed my Masters in Public Health (MPH). Time truly flew by.…
What the Planned Parenthood Shooting Means for Medicine
The horrific shooting at Planned Parenthood in Colorado Springs that left three dead serves as a stark reminder of the…
Physicians Must Not Lag Behind National Policy on Transgender Discrimination
As a native New Yorker, I was thrilled when last month Governor Cuomo announced plans for an executive order that prohibits discrimination…
It’s dangerous. It can kill. But physicians don’t want to talk about it.
Identifying abuse in the clinical setting is key. In January 2013, the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force announced that it…
Victory over racial profiling: Federal court rules Americans can challenge No Fly List
About time!! Doesn’t directly challenge the constitutionality of this list but a great step forward for so many Americans who…
JAMA: Addressing Disparities in Academic Medicine
Joining a much-needed conversation about microaggressions isn’t about embarking on the race for accumulating the most “pity votes” as some of…
