A medical student at one of the nation’s leading schools recounts how their “problem based learning cases frequently present patients … More
Tag: bias
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
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. … 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
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 … More
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 … More
Bias in the Medical School Admissions Process
The long and cumbersome process of applying to medical schools has finally come to a close this month for applicants … More