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Tag: Diversity
Disparities
Hampton-VTC Work to Close Diversity Gap in Medicine
ROANOKE, Va. — Two rising Hampton University juniors have already been guaranteed admission to the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, a year ahead of when most of their peers will even start applying. Kaia Amoah, 19, and Kenya Swilling, 18, are part of the fledgling VTC-Hampton University diversity program, launched this year by the […]
August 11, 2015
Research
Black Doctors Group Backs Obama Action on Climate Change
DETROIT — The National Medical Association, which held its 113th annual convention in Detroit Aug. 1-5 and counts more than 30,000 African-American physicians as members, issued a statement backing the Environmental Protection Agency’s final Clean Power Plan, released August 3, to cut carbon pollution from the nation’s power plants. “Quite simply, the final Clean Power […]
August 7, 2015
Disparities
Skin Cancer Poses Unique Dangers for People of Color
Not all skin cancers are a result of over-exposure to the sun, and for darker-skinned people, particularly, skin cancer often shows up in different areas on the body than it does on White people. “Among African Americans and native Africans, squamous cell carcinomas occur mainly on the legs, followed by the anogenital region (including both […]
July 20, 2015
Disparities
Hidden Biases Contribute to Inequities in Health Care, Experts Say
Experts believe hidden bias against patients who are socially and economically disadvantaged are contributing to disparities in health care and outcomes for people of racial and ethnic minorities. The poor and those who are socially disadvantaged or from racial and ethnic minorities continue to experience lower quality of health services, are less likely to receive […]
June 29, 2015
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