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Medicine-Pediatrics Residents Call for Anti-Racism in Health Care

by David Chiang, MD, PhD

Recent events have highlighted a systemic problem within our world, our country, our state, and our community. People of color fight an uphill battle in every facet of life, at every socioeconomic level. The COVID-19 pandemic is no exception — as we all know by now, patients from lower socioeconomic backgrounds are disproportionately afflicted. But the spotlight has refocused on a chronic pandemic: systemic...

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Your Voice Has Power

by in-House, the online peer-reviewed publication for residents & fellows

On June 1, I worked a shift in the trauma intensive care unit as riots and looting continued outside and the National Guard patrolled the streets. A group of nurses and I gathered around the police radio held up by two officers who accompanied a patient.

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Medicine-Pediatrics Residents Call for Anti-Racism in Health Care

Recent events have highlighted a systemic problem within our world, our country, our state, and our community. People of color fight an uphill battle in every facet of life,...

Featured, Opinions

Your Voice Has Power

On June 1, I worked a shift in the trauma intensive care unit as riots and looting continued outside and the National Guard patrolled the streets. A group of...

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The Coronavirus Catastrophe is Man-made, And So Will the Way it is Remembered

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