Diversity in Medicine
Feature
AMA takes on vaccine misinformation, physician vaccines, racism
The AMA House of Delegates recently issued multiple new policies on controversial topics that many clinicians face on a regular basis.
Expert Commentary
Employment protections now include sexual orientation, but our role in LGBTQIA+ equality continues
Advocacy Column
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A SCOTUS ruling signals optimism for the LGBTQIA+ community; however, the...
Feature
Primary care journals address systemic racism in medicine
Each family medicine publication plans to implement different changes.
From the Journals
Chinese American families suffer discrimination related to COVID-19
In a sample of Chinese American parents and children, reports of racial discrimination during the pandemic were common.
Video
Facing systemic racism in health care: Inequities in medical education
In this roundtable discussion, these experts discuss the realities of systemic racism that one black male med student faced on his journey to...
From the Journals
Health disparities training falls short for internal medicine residents
Residents who cared for a larger proportion of underserved patients perceived that they received health disparities training at a higher rate.
Commentary
COVID-19–related skin changes: The hidden racism in documentation
It is not a stretch to suggest that skin manifestations associated with COVID-19 may look very different in darker skin.
Expert Commentary
Confronting the epidemic of racism in ObGyn practice
Opinion
Bigotry and medical injustice
As physicians and a society, we should be insistent about correcting medical injustices. Let’s get started.
Commentary
Provide support in uncertain times
Listen to children’s or teens’ concerns and share information in developmentally appropriate ways. It is okay to not have all of the answers.
Expert Commentary
Physician leadership: Racial disparities and racism. Where do we go from here?
Dr. Mengesha is Assistant Professor, University of California, San Francisco and Medical Director, Inpatient Obstetrics at Zuckerberg San...