by Christina Silva | Feb 5, 2024 | Blog
Source: CDC Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the leading cause of death in the United States. Despite advances in clinical care and treatment, stark inequities in cardiovascular risk factors [PDF – 561 KB] and outcomes persist by race and...
by ChristinaSilva | Jan 31, 2023 | Blog
Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer Written by Sarah Gantz January 24, 2023–Jasmine Brown’s class of medical students at the University of Pennsylvania has about 170 students — 23 of whom are Black. Of those, she is one of 10 women. In her new book, Twice as...
by David Rosado | Jan 31, 2023 | Blog
Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer Written by Sarah Gantz January 24, 2023–Jasmine Brown’s class of medical students at the University of Pennsylvania has about 170 students — 23 of whom are Black. Of those, she is one of 10 women. In her new book, Twice as...
by ChristinaSilva | Jan 9, 2023 | Blog
Source: American Heart Association News Written By: Michael Merschel Racial and ethnic diversity among medical workers is critical to Americans’ health, but more needs to be done to recruit, train and support those professionals, a new report says. The report,...
by David Rosado | Jan 9, 2023 | Blog
Source: Insight Into Diversity Written By: Lisa O’Malley Lack of workforce diversity is an acknowledged problem across nearly all medical disciplines, but a team of researchers recently took a deep dive into physician assistant (PA) training programs. They...