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April 17, 2023
A 2023 MedStar Health research review article found that low racial, ethnic, and gender diversity among orthopedic surgeons may contribute to disparities in surgery access and outcomes. Each y...
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September 15, 2022
By MedStar Health Research Institute
This article was written by Angela D. Thomas, DrPH, MPH, MBA. Recently published research from MedStar Health Research Institute demonstrates the connection between racial bias and under-reporting of...
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August 22, 2022
By MedStar Health Research Institute
This blog was written by Asli McCullers, Health Equity Research Associate at MedStar Health. Findings by MedStar Health Research Institute suggest the stress of the pandemic and daily experiences of r...
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June 13, 2022
By MedStar Health Research Institute
This article was written by Waddah B. Al-Refaie, MD, David Stein, MD, and James McDermott, medical student at UCLA. A new study by MedStar Health Research Institute found that patients are...
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May 16, 2022
Since well before the horrific Tuskegee Experiment, Black patients have had a complicated relationship with health care systems, steeped in generational mistrust and compounded by personal experience....
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February 28, 2022
By MedStar Health Research Institute
Leaders from the MedStar Health Research Institute published in Health Affairs Forefront. As an academic health system, we work to advance the health of our community and beyond. Core to that mission...
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January 18, 2022
By MedStar Health Research Institute
Structural racism is one of the most pressing issues facing healthcare today. Unfortunately, academic medicine has historically exacerbated the exploitation of vulnerable communities to achieve ...