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Recognizing and Responding to Human Trafficking: A Physician’s Guide
Human trafficking is a significant public health issue affecting millions of individuals worldwide and hundreds of thousands within the United States. Victims frequently interact with the healthcare system while being trafficked, placing physicians in a critical...
Finding Balance This Season: A Physician’s Holiday Stress Survival Guide
The holidays often bring joy, celebration, and togetherness, but for Physicians, they can also bring packed schedules, emotional load, and pressure to be everything to everyone. Balancing the needs of patients with family gatherings, traditions, and personal time can...
Why DEI Still Matters: Protecting the Future of Medicine and Patient Care
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) hiring and recruitment efforts were designed to expand access and opportunities for individuals from historically marginalized communities. These initiatives seek to address long-standing inequities and remove barriers, such as...
The Healing Power of Thankfulness: A Doctor’s Reflection This Thanksgiving
As Thanksgiving approaches, many of us naturally begin to reflect on what we’re grateful for, our families, our health, our communities, and the moments that make life meaningful. As a Physician, I’ve come to see gratitude not just as an emotion, but as a powerful...
Why Cutting DEI in Health Care Threatens Everyone’s Well-being
Original Source: Akron Legal NewsABIGAIL FOLBERGUniversity of Nebraska-Omaha (THE CONVERSATION) President Donald Trump's administration has dramatically reshaped health and medical research by rolling back federal funding from institutions that have diversity, equity...
Thrive Post-Hospital: How Penn’s Program Helps Patients Succeed at Home
Original Source: Penn MedicineWritten By: Abby Alten Schwartz Mike Desalis was used to juggling a lot from his South Philly home. As a 61-year-old with multiple ongoing medical conditions, he did a good job of organizing his medications, scheduling doctors’...
Yale School of Medicine Offering Educational Training
Source: Yale School of Medicine Resources for Teams YSM provides educational offerings to any working group, team, committee or class. These educational offerings provide tools to create a more inclusive workplace and educational environment. They offer the space for...
A Less Inclusive Physician Workforce Could Deepen Physician Shortage
A less inclusive physician workforce could significantly worsen the projected nationwide shortage of approximately 86,000 physicians by 2036. Research shows that lack of diversity not only limits physician supply, but it can also reduce access, quality, and outcomes...
Honoring Hispanic Leaders in Medicine and Health Care
Each year, Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 – October 15) provides an opportunity to celebrate the rich history, culture, and lasting contributions of Hispanic and Latino communities. In health care, Hispanic Physicians, Nurses, and Scientists have paved the way...
Diversity Saves Lives: How DEI Strengthens Health Care
Just a few years after countless organizations pledged to address systemic racism and build a more equitable workplace, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts are now facing significant backlash. Critics claim that DEI undermines merit, reduces quality, and,...
UConn med students tackle organ transplant shortages, inequities, barriers
Original Source: CTPost By Cris Villalonga-Vivoni Photo: Contributed by NEDS Most students spend their summer vacations visiting the beach or riding their bikes through town, but not Riley Cable and Lila Medeiros. The pair of rising second-year University of...
Laredo City Leaders Seek To Recruit More Doctors With New Law
By David Gomez Jr., Staff Writer Source: LMTonline Local leaders hope to implement House Bill 2038 through Laredo Public Health to address the city's medically underserved population and ongoing physician shortage. Laredo Mayor Dr. Victor Trevino brought up...
Rush Medical College Supports and Empowers Future Physicians
Medical students navigate a range of challenges and pressures throughout their educational journey. If not proactively addressed, these stressors can contribute to feelings of overwhelm, anxiety, and ultimately, burnout or attrition. At Rush Medical College, a dynamic...
Yale Medicine Pioneers HIFU for Essential Tremor
Content Source: Yale MedicineWritten By: KATHY KATELLA The woman’s hands shook so badly she could barely hold a pen to write her name. She avoided eating in public, knowing that lifting a spoonful of soup might cause it to splatter. She’d had a...
Physician Workforce Diversity: The Importance of Racial Concordance
Persistent racial and ethnic disparities in health outcomes continue across the United States, largely stemming from unequal access to and use of health care services, as well as broader social and economic determinants that reflect both historic and ongoing systemic...