Health Diversity Perspective

• Want Med Students to Be Better Doctors? Make Them Teach Allowing students to teach helps them hone their skills in a unique way. Read how one student's experience teaching sexual education to middle-school students helped her gain 'knowledgeable empathy.'
  Medscape Med Students, July 2018
• Diabetes and Progression of CKD: Does Race Matter? Dr Bansal reviews a study that examined the incidence and progression of kidney disease in black versus white individuals with type 2 diabetes; it shines a light on racial disparities in access to care.
  Medscape Nephrology, July 2018
• Impact of Race on Surgical Management of SBO: Is There Bias? Dr Lowenfels comments on a study that examines the impact of race on clinical decisions regarding small bowel obstruction management.
  Medscape General Surgery, July 2018
• Advice for Female Physicians to Negotiate Higher Salaries More female physicians are entering medicine, but they are still earning less than their male peers. Many experts say women simply don't negotiate as often or as aggressively as male doctors.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, July 2018
• Saving Black Mothers' Lives Our high rates of maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity disproportionately affect minority women. How can we prevent these unnecessary deaths?
  Medscape Ob/Gyn, May 2018
• Non–English-Speaking Patients Have High Rates of Depression   Dr Peter Yellowlees discusses collaborative care for depression among patients with limited English proficiency.
  Medscape Psychiatry, April 2018
• What Factors Influence Surgery Residents to Drop Out? Dr Lowenfels comments on a study examining the factors leading to high attrition rates among general surgeons.
  Medscape General Surgery, April 2018
• Women Still Find Doors Barred to Orthopedic Residencies Gender distribution is increasingly more equitable in medicine. Why is orthopedics seemingly resisting the trend?
  Medscape Rheumatology, April 2018
• Is It Time to Treat 'Male' Mental Health?   Dr Drew Ramsey discusses mental health challenges unique to male patients, and the need for mental health professionals to promote male mental health and to facilitate access to care.
  Medscape Psychiatry, April 2018
• Parents vs Doctor: Who Is Really in Charge?   In most cases, medical treatment decisions for children are made without much conflict between parents and physicians. Sometimes, however, there is an issue. Should parental authority be overridden?
  Medscape Business of Medicine, March 2018
• A Musing on Interpreters in the Pediatric Exam Room Interpreters can become a critical part of the interaction with a family.
  Medscape Pediatrics, March 2018
• Pharmacists and Barbers on the Cutting Edge of Medicine Dr Mandrola's hands-down favorite study from the 2018 American College of Cardiology meeting showed that a pharmacist-led intervention in black-owned barbershops cut hypertension in black men.
  theheart.org on Medscape, March 2018
• We Need More Black Med Students and Supportive Institutions The first American-born child of Ghanaian parents, Jason Osei discusses his journey into medicine and the need for more black doctors and forward-thinking institutions.
  Medscape Med Students, March 2018
• Doctors Must Learn 'Cultural Humility' To meet the needs of a diverse patient population, medical students and residents need to develop cultural competency. Here are some keys to building that understanding.
  Medscape Med Students, March 2018
• Why Medical Students Hate Fox's New TV Show 'The Resident' Two soon-to-be residents share their thoughts on the new Fox TV show 'The Resident' and what medical dramas should strive to get right.
  Medscape Med Students, February 2018
• 'Moving the Needle' in Oncology Workforce Diversity   Authors of a recent ASCO statement on diversity discuss their experiences and suggestions for improving inclusivity in the oncology workforce.
  Medscape Oncology, February 2018
• Implicit Bias: It's in All of Us   What are some strategies that can help to identify our own implicit biases and work to address them?
  Georgetown University Family Medicine, February 2018
• Did Grey's Anatomy Get It Right for Women With Heart Disease? An episode of the hospital drama featured a female surgeon having a heart attack but meeting disbelief (including her own) along the way. TV critic and cardiologist Dr Walton-Shirley gives her review.
  theheart.org on Medscape, February 2018
• Dealing With Racist or Sexist Patients Show them the door or turn the other cheek? Clinicians react to a Muslim physician's experience of racism and sexism from patients.
  Medscape Family Medicine, February 2018
• Insights for the Next Generation of Women in Medicine In honor of National Women Physicians Day, we've collated insights from trailblazers in cardiology that may smooth the path for the next generation of women who enter male-dominated fields.
  theheart.org on Medscape, January 2018