
Advocacy is Imperative
U-M family physicians descended on Michigan’s capitol last week for a day of advocacy and connecting with law makers.
U-M family physicians descended on Michigan’s capitol last week for a day of advocacy and connecting with law makers.
Her moving piece lays the foundation for that trust in the Journal of Hospital Medicine.
In an analysis of 97 patient surveys, Department of Family Medicine researchers found that patient-provider race/ethnicity/cultural concordance was of decreasing importance to women of Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) backgrounds – and was cited as a barrier to routine preventative and women’s health exams.
Ethan Sperry, an M.D./Ph.D. fellow at the University of Michigan Medical School, participated in the January 2022 Disability Health Elective, which is a two-week elective course designed for third- and fourth-year medical students.
Since MDisability was established in 2019, a virtual community has been created that draws disability health experts from around the country to speak, many of whom have become regular attendees. The meetings provide networking opportunities that allow attendees to share, learn and work with like-minded and disability-focused learners
Her interests include physician burnout and suicides, and cost-benefit analysis of free health clinics
Students will learn how to conduct disability health research and how to care for those with disabilities, among other subjects