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Hu Receives National Mentorship Award
Jiun-Ruey Hu, MD, MPH, was voted as Alumni of the Year by medical students across the country at the Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association.
17 Mar 2023
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Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Update (March 2023)
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Update (March 2023)
14 Mar 2023
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Decolonizing global health research: A checklist for equity
A team of Yale and Cameroonian researchers has created a checklist for global health scholars to ensure fairness during the entire research process, from study design and funding through data collection, writing, and publication.
18 Jan 2023
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Cardiologists push for a more diverse, inclusive healthcare workforce
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a disproportionately negative impact on racially and ethnically diverse patient populations. Inspired by this trend, representatives from the Association of Black Cardiologists hosted a virtual roundtable focused on increasing diversity in the healthcare workforce and improving patient care.
Source: Cardiovascular Business
12 Jan 2023
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Report highlights lack of medical worker diversity – and how to fix that
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.
Source: American Heart Association News
5 Jan 2023
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The Value of Diversity When Striving for Excellence
WHRY and Yale School of Medicine are working to advance diversity, equity, inclusion, and a sense of belonging.
16 Dec 2022
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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Update (12/13/22)
The month of December is a wonderful time to reflect on the year gone by. The Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Medicine (ODEIM) underwent a leadership change in the spring, and we were named as interim leaders. We have carried on the mission of the office and continued these monthly messages to update the department on ODEIM events and initiatives and to educate our readers on various observances within our department and the greater Yale communities.
13 Dec 2022
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Women Missing Out on Opportunities From Advisory Boards
Being on an advisory board of a pharmaceutical company gives oncologists a chance to influence clinical trials and drug commercialization and to "inform decisions that affect the oncology community," say the authors of a new analysis, which found few women in such roles.
Source: Medscape
2 Dec 2022
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Career Path: Women in Leadership at High Levels
Reaching high-level leadership positions in medicine—and specifically oncology—is not an easy task and requires significant time and dedication. For women, there are a host of additional challenges to contend with as they navigate their career.
Source: Oncology Times
20 Nov 2022
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Zan, Zendegi, Azadi: Iranian Protest Stories Shared at Yale School of Medicine
Over 160 faculty, students, and staff gathered in The Anlyan Center auditorium on the evening of November 2 in support of members of the Yale School of Medicine (YSM) community affected by the recent uprising in Iran. The event was sponsored by the YSM Diversity Champions Advisory Council.
9 Nov 2022
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Voices of DEI: Dominic Francese, MPH
Introducing Dominic Francese, MPH, of the Section of Cardiovascular Medicine.
8 Nov 2022
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Study Finds Americans Experienced Increased Barriers to Health Care Over the Past 20 Years
A Yale study found that despite growing investments in health care over the past 20 years, barriers to timely medical care are increasing, as are racial and ethnic disparities in access to health care.
1 Nov 2022
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Health and Well Being
WCBS Newsradio 880: Daily Tips for Healthy Living from Pat Farnack
Source: Audacy
10 Oct 2022
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Disparities in Cancer Mortality Rates and Understanding Postural Orthostatic Syndrome (POTS)
Incumbent Congressman Joe Courtney (Democrat), and State Rep. Mike France (Republican), candidates in the second congressional district, faced each other in a debate hosted by Connecticut Public, and moderated by Connecticut Public’s education reporter Catherine Shen, at Eastern Connecticut State University, Tuesday.
Source: Connecticut Public
4 Oct 2022
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Sex Differences in Gastrointestinal Cancer
With this year's Wendy U. and Thomas C. Naratil Pioneer Award and co-funding from the Yale Cancer Center, Dr. Pamela Kunz is conducting one of the first studies to examine sex differences in treating neuroendocrine neoplasms (NENs), a rare form of cancer often found in the gastrointestinal tract.
26 Sep 2022
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Yale researchers call for strategies to eliminate inequities in access to peripheral artery disease care among adults who share a Hispanic background
Adults who share a Hispanic background and who get hospitalized for symptoms of peripheral artery disease (PAD) are more likely to only receive care at later stages of their disease, and get their treatment through the emergency department instead of early stage disease care, elective care as compared with non-Hispanic white patients.
14 Sep 2022
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Podcast: Hidden Gems From ASCO22: Abstracts on EDI, Health Care Economics, and More
Dr. Pamela Kunz, of the Yale Cancer Center, and the JCO consultant editor for Meeting Abstracts, discusses “hidden gems” from ASCO22, highlighting abstracts that address EDI, global health, health care economics, and more.
Source: ASCO Daily News
14 Jul 2022
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Yale’s Decade-long Effort to Increase Diversity in Clinical Trials
For over a decade, the Yale Center of Clinical Investigation has spearheaded efforts to change the landscape of diversity in clinical trials.
7 Jul 2022
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Beatrix McCleary Hamburg, MD ’48, Honored With Portrait
The accomplishments of Beatrix McCleary Hamburg were recognized at the unveiling of her oil portrait on June 3 at the Medical Historical Library in the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library.
7 Jun 2022
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Gender Pay Gap Affects Most Medical Specialties, Persists Over Time
Women earn less than men in more than 90% of academic medical specialties, both when starting their careers and 10 years later, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.
Source: Cancer Therapy Advisor
22 Apr 2022