In this interview with Dr. Esther Connor, chair of the DHPA DEI Committee, Dr. Scott Ketover – past president of DHPA and president & CEO of MNGI Digestive Health – discusses how the organization’s DEI efforts have strengthened both patient care and workplace culture.
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Diversity Equity and Inclusion
As leaders and healers within our communities, we know that we have an important role to play in addressing factors that impact the health and well-being not only of our own patients but our communities as a whole – factors that include racism, bigotry, discrimination and related disparities in education, economic security and health care.
The Value of Colonoscopy (Infographic)
There are several screening options, but colonoscopy is the gold standard. Colorectal cancer is prevented by removing polyps, which are pre-cancerous growths. And a screening colonoscopy is the only test that both DETECTS and REMOVES pre-cancerous polyps.
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Video: Establishing a Pipeline Program for High School Students
In this video, Dr. Jessica Fisher of Fisher of Digestive Health Partners in Asheville, North Carolina interviews Dr. Dominique Howard of Capital Digestive Care in Silver Spring, Maryland, about an innovative outreach program Dr. Howard and her colleagues have established to provide high school students with a hands-on look at what it’s like to be a gastroenterologist.
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Video: Establishing a Formal Mentorship Program in an Independent GI Practice
Most GI physicians will tell you that they didn’t get where they are without help along the way. Most can point to one – or in most cases, several – specific mentors who provided invaluable guidance in medical school, fellowship, and when starting their careers.
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Webinar: Supporting Career Development for Women in GI
Two out of five GI fellows are women, but women comprise less than 18 percent of practicing gastroenterologists and the number of women in leadership positions is even lower. Join the DHPA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee for a conversation with Dr. Aja McCutchen and Dr. Michelle Clermont of Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates, and Dr. Tonya […]
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