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…
I’m not racist
I’m not racist. I would never refuse to give a patient pain medication or fail to properly get her on…
On sexists who don’t know they’re sexists: say something!
Originally posted on Being a Woman in Professional Pakistan:
My company’s bank representative was misbehaving with me, and I had had it. After multiple inappropriate…
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…
Studying for Step 1
I don’t think I have ever studied this hard for an exam before. I thought that as soon as the…
