Diversity in Medicine
News
Dr. Judy C. Washington shows URM physicians how to lead
She imparts a shared experience of being a minority in the field and helps prepare them for the challenges of facing racism.
Expert Commentary
Gender equity and gynecologic surgery: Ensuring a culture of diversity and inclusion
Although gender biases remain widespread, even among health care providers, solutions exist to create gender equity within ObGyn...
Feature
Polygenic breast cancer risk scores strive to overcome racial bias
Efforts...
Opinion
Shedding the super-doctor myth requires an honest look at systemic racism
How can the expectations of patient-focused, patient-centered care prevail without an honest look at the vicissitudes facing medicine? asked Dr....
Commentary
Medical residents need breastfeeding support too
Early nursing cessation among trainees is well documented nationally and is most often attributed to work-related barriers.
Expert Commentary
A sizzling hybrid meeting of the Society of Gynecologic Surgeons
At 115°, the temperatures at the 2021 annual meeting in Palm Springs, California, held June 27–30, truly made the event a hot,...
Latest News
Physicians wearing white coats rated more experienced
Physicians wearing white coats were rated more experienced and professional than peers in casual attire, while female physicians uniformly were...
Feature
COVID-19 leaves wake of medical debt among U.S. adults
Plus, 16% of adults said they had coverage gaps lasting a year or longer.
Expert Commentary
Closing the racial gap in minimally invasive gyn hysterectomy and myomectomy
Providing equitable care calls for research, education, training, and targeted quality improvements
The historical...
From the Journals
Bullying in academic medicine rife, underreported
“We found that bullies are commonly men and senior consultants, while more than half of their victims are women,” said Dr. Harriette G.C. Van...
Feature
Physician fired after slurs, including ‘cannibalism,’ against Israel
A rights group is joining with law firms to represent Fidaa Wishah, MD, claiming “wrongful termination.”