Capital Digestive Care has established a pipeline program to help students develop an interest in medical careers by providing exposure to gastroenterology physicians and discussion of diversity and equity in medicine.
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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.
Pioneering Ideas: Exploring the Future to Build a Culture of Health (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation)
Pioneering Ideas: Exploring the Future to Build a Culture of Health seeks proposals that are primed to influence health equity in the future.
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Inflammatory Bowel Disease Infographic in English and Spanish
Achieving Health Equity Through Digestive Diseases Research and Scientific Workforce Diversity (AGA)
Health disparities can be found in many of the chronic diseases within the NIDDK’s mission, and digestive diseases are no exception. Several forms of digestive disease, whether common or rare, are more predominant in some racial, ethnic, or gender groups. These groups can also face greater barriers to participating in clinical research and to receiving […]
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Race-Based Clinical Recommendations in Gastroenterology (AGA)
Within gastroenterology, there is a need to further examine, critique, and reconsider the use of race and ethnicity in clinical decision making. The aim of this article is to define the extent to which race and ethnicity are used in current gastroenterology guideline recommendations. The authors propose recommendations for guideline developers on considering race and […]
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