by Nicholas Baudoin | Apr 25, 2022 | 2022
Written By: Markian Hawryluk From KHN Shaunti Meyer, a certified nurse-midwife and medical director at STRIDE Community Health Center in Colorado, doesn’t usually disclose her sexual orientation to patients. But at times it feels appropriate. After telling a...
by Nicholas Baudoin | Apr 13, 2022 | 2022
Written By: Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter (HealthDay News) There is a dire need to improve Diversity in Medical Schools across the United States. Dr. Sophia Kamran, an Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology at Harvard Medical School and a Radiation Oncologist at...
by Nicholas Baudoin | Mar 21, 2022 | 2022
In 2015, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration launched a five-year action plan, aiming to improve diversity in clinical trials for newly approved drugs. According to HealthDay, Angela K. Green, M.D., from the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York...
by Nicholas Baudoin | Feb 23, 2022 | 2022
The harmful effects of medical education on student well-being are concerning with higher rates of burnout, depression, and even suicide. About one in three medical students report symptoms of depression, and one in nine experiences suicidal ideation, according to...
by Nicholas Baudoin | Feb 11, 2022 | 2022
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, medical schools are reporting a record increase in first-year Black students. According to the Association of American Medical Colleges, Black medical student enrollment has increased by 21% in the past year. Currently,...
