How can medical trainees build deeper trust with patients from all walks of life? At Columbia University, internal medicine residents are finding answers through sociocultural humility – an approach that emphasizes self-reflection and discovery to understand oneself and then others in order to build honest and trustworthy relationships. Through partnerships with Food FARMcia program, HELP… Read more »
Blog Category: Health Equity
Investing in Diagnostic Equity: A Community-Driven Colorectal Cancer Initiative
Julius Wilder, MD, PhD, has launched a project aimed at increasing colorectal cancer screening rates among African Americans living in Durham, North Carolina.
The Power of People Resource Groups
HonorHealth’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion is a driving force that shapes the future of health care. By fostering a culture of cultural competence, the hospital system is creating a more equitable and compassionate environment for all.
From Race-Based to Race-Conscious Care
What if the way we teach medicine is actually harming the very people it’s meant to heal? Despite AMA policies acknowledging that race is a social construct, medical education often clings to outdated ideas that link race to biology, leading to dangerous diagnostic biases. This problem starts in the classroom, but spreads into clinical training,… Read more »
PrEPping HBCU Students and Internal Medicine Trainees for the Fight Against HIV
With African American individuals accounting for 42 percent of all new HIV infections in the United States (with a PrEP uptake rate of only 9 percent within this population), racial disparities are at the center of the persistence of the national HIV epidemic. At Duke University School of Medicine the Evidence2Practice (E2P) program believes that… Read more »