Below is the text of an abridged version of my talk for the opening plenary session of the Association of … More
Category: Health Policy
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 … More
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 … More
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 … More
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 … More
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 … More
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 … More
What Plays the Primary Role in Health Outcomes?
“It’s funny how you switched careers. You went to medical school but now you’re doing public health,” one of my … More
Addressing Health Disparities with Telemedicine
http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleID=1883011&utm_source=Silverchair%20Information%20Systems&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=MASTER%3AJAMALatestIssueTOCNotification06%2F24%2F2014 Telehealth initiatives have historical precedent with respect to extending health care services to patients living in rural areas. It … More
Dearth of Socioeconomic Diversity in the Medical Profession
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/on-leadership/wp/2014/06/09/the-outrageous-cost-of-working-in-medicine/ “60 percent of medical students, for example, hail from families with incomes in the top 20 percent of the … More
