Underrepresented Group

Structural sexism has long plagued the field of medicine, with a historical hierarchical infrastructure that has led the field to lag behind other industries for decades.

Women in Medicine recently announced a new partnership with LeanIn.Org to launch WIM Lean In Circles — small groups that will meet regularly for peer mentorship.

The portrayal of women as physicians in U.S. movies did not appear to accurately reflect the pool of actual U.S. female medical professionals, according to a research letter published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute has awarded nearly $30 million to fund a trial program comparing CABG vs. PCI in women and people from historically underrepresented races and ethnicities with coronary artery disease.

SAN FRANCISCO — Approaching the treatment of Black women with alcohol use disorder with compassion and cultural competency may improve disparities in treatment and retention, according to a presenter here.

Ethnic and racial disparities exist and persist in many areas of oncology and must be addressed to promote and ensure health equity.

Although immigrants lacking permanent legal status have access to kidney transplantation in Illinois, these patients and stakeholders reported remaining barriers, according to data published in Kidney Medicine.

In the United States, some underrepresented racial and ethnic populations were more likely to face subjective cognitive decline, according to CDC researchers, and fewer than half discussed their symptoms with a health care provider.

Just in time for National Kidney Month, the American Kidney Fund has launched a new website to improve health equity especially among patients from underrepresented groups, according to the press release.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Transparency and collaboration are key in helping kidney specialists improve processes for selection of patients for transplantation, according to a presenter at the Cutting Edge of Transplantation Summit.