Why the Time is Now For Equity in Medicine

Below is the text of an abridged version of my talk for the opening plenary session of the Association of … More

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