Tag: Racial health disparities

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New Appointment Fuels Diversity Momentum at Weill Cornell Medicine

Medicine is among the least diverse academic areas in higher education, and Weill Cornell Medicine’s efforts to turn that around have led to the appointment of accomplished physician-scientist Dr. Said Ibrahim as the institution’s inaugural senior associate dean for diversity and inclusion.

November 30, 2018

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Health Care Foot Soldier Dedicates Life to Equity

When Dr. Robert Smith was growing up in his hometown of Jackson, Miss., it was hard for most of the state’s residents to get high-quality health care. For poor Blacks, it was even harder.

February 20, 2018