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June 22, 2022
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Winner of notable research award discusses inclusion, diversity in laboratory environments

Winner of notable research award discusses inclusion, diversity in laboratory environments

Sara Ranjbar, PhD, winner of the Mayo Clinic’s 2021 Edward C. Kendall Alumni Award for Meritorious Research, has always known she wanted a job that would enable her to help patients and be of service to others.

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June 20, 2022
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VIDEO: LGBTQ+ mentorship key to help medical trainees be comfortably ‘out,’ GI fellow says

VIDEO: LGBTQ+ mentorship key to help medical trainees be comfortably ‘out,’ GI fellow says

In this video, Nikki Duong, MD, a gastroenterology fellow at Virginia Commonwealth University, shares his experience being “out” in the medical field and what he feels is necessary to create a more inclusive environment for LGBTQ+ trainees.

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June 14, 2022
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Q&A: Create a more diverse, inclusive orthopedic specialty by being an ‘upstander’

Q&A: Create a more diverse, inclusive orthopedic specialty by being an ‘upstander’

SAN FRANCISCO — At the Arthroscopy Association of North America Annual Meeting, Eric W. Carson, MD, FAAOS, FAOA, shared his experiences as a Black orthopedic surgeon and the importance of diversity, equity and inclusion within orthopedics.

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June 03, 2022
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NFL physician, athletic trainer groups launch diversity in sports medicine program

NFL physician, athletic trainer groups launch diversity in sports medicine program

The NFL Physicians Society and the Professional Football Athletic Trainer Society have launched a joint program to increase and diversify the pipeline of students interested in sports medicine careers, according to a press release.

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May 27, 2022
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Representation of women very low in academic internal medicine

Representation of women very low in academic internal medicine

Women remain significantly underrepresented in academic internal medicine leadership positions in the United States, according to findings published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.

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May 26, 2022
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VIDEO: ANNA president-elect outlines goals for forthcoming year in nursing

VIDEO: ANNA president-elect outlines goals for forthcoming year in nursing

FORT WORTH, Texas— In this video from the American Nephrology Nurses Association Annual Symposium, incoming president Angela Kurosaka, DNP, RN, CNN, CCM, NEA-BC, talks about important goals for the organization.

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May 23, 2022
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Cancer organizations issue recommendations to increase clinical trial diversity

Cancer organizations issue recommendations to increase clinical trial diversity

ASCO and the Association of Community Cancer Centers have jointly developed recommendations for improving equity, diversity and inclusion in cancer clinical trials.

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May 20, 2022
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BLOG: Diversity belongs in FDA studies, too

BLOG: Diversity belongs in FDA studies, too

Achieving diversity in our ranks of physicians is not just about fairness to all people. It’s also a practical matter.

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May 20, 2022
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Why should organizations request that retina specialists provide demographic data?

Why should organizations request that retina specialists provide demographic data?

Disparities in eye care have been documented to exist in nearly all subspecialties of ophthalmology.

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May 20, 2022
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Progress needed to improve underrepresentation in retina

Progress needed to improve underrepresentation in retina

Underrepresented populations are not a new phenomenon in ophthalmology, specifically in the retina subspecialty.

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