Promoting Antiracism in Case-Based Learning
At SUNY Upstate Medical University, all first-year medical students take a case-based longitudinal course in health systems called Patients to Populations (P2P). First originated in […]
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Correcting the Art of the Chart: Addressing Bias in our Notes
We in healthcare education invest a great deal of time in teaching our learners how to communicate with patients. Use PEARLS to convey empathy. Lean […]
The inequity in worldwide COVID vaccine distribution: What it tells us about the role of capitalism in healthcare
“It’s all about the money, it’s always about the money,” says my nephew as we are talking about any number of different topics comparing the […]
Implicit Racial Biases and Health Disparities
Health disparities exist and persist because of a complex interplay between structural factors and individual patient care decisions made by clinicians. However, it is often […]
This is your Brain in Poverty
One of the most striking impacts of poverty is the way it changes the brain. While some curricula incorporate simulated scenarios that revolve around SDoH […]
META: An Innovative Course on Mindfully Evolving, Thriving, and Advocating for Beginning First-Year Medical Students
The fundamental task of medical education is to transform a novice learner into an empathetic, competent and effective physician. In recent years, the idea of […]
Growing your own advocates – an experience in our residency program
Definition of advocacy: the act or process of supporting a cause or proposal : the act or process of advocating (see ADVOCATE entry 2) something1 Among the updated ACGME milestones in Family […]
A Way to Contextualize the Social Determinants of Health (SDOH): Integrating Lived Experience Panels into Medical Education
Given the importance of the social determinants of health (SDOH) in driving health outcomes and inequities in population health, the Liaison Committee on Medical Education […]
Time to Restructure Medical Education to Heal the Healers
Evidence indicates that health professionals suffer from increasing rates of anxiety, depression, substance abuse, and burnout.1-3 The factors that contribute to these negative outcomes include […]
Resilience in the Age of Pandemics, Systemic Racism, and Polarizing Politicians
In 2020, have you started wondering, “what on earth is going on?” If you have, then I’m right there with you. However, rather than dividing […]