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Cervical Cancer Screening Differences Between Black and White Women: An Examination of HPV and Pap Test Utilization. [Screening, prevention, and health promotion]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context The introduction of the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) test and the 2012 Cervical Cancer Screening (CCS) guidelines expanded the way providers offer and interpret screening for their patients. However, higher cervical cancer mortality is well-documented for Black women, creating a health disparity.

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A Decade of Interview and Match Outcomes: Learnings from a Large, Regional Network [Education and training]

Annals of Family Medicine

completed applications per position. A median of 12.7 interviews per position were completed.

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Episode 68: Human Dx unknown with Rabih & UNC residents – lower extremity weakness

The Clinical Problem Solvers

She is pursuing a career in hospital medicine and is interested in medical education and diagnostic clinical reasoning. He is a graduate from the University of Florida Emergency Residency-Jacksonville campus in 2012 and Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine-Bradenton in 2009.

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Q&A: Cannabis Use Tied to Reduced Working Memory

Physician's Weekly

Gowin and his colleagues analyzed data from 1,003 adults between 22 and 36 years of age who had functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), urine toxicology, and cannabis use results collected at one academic site between 2012 and 2015 as part of the Human Connectome Project. The cohort (mean age, 28.7

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An Escape Fire for Healthcare

Noreta Family Medicine

An Escape Fire for Healthcare I recently watched a film, called “ Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare, ” a 2012 documentary about how the priorities in the US healthcare system are focused on increasing revenue, instead of on goals that improve health, like preventive care.

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Episode 392: Antiracism in Medicine – Episode 27 – Racial and Gender Health Disparities in Youth Suicide: Part 2

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Dr. Simon stresses the importance of educational efforts to dismantle biases and calls for greater research attention to this group. He points out that historically, some community spaces have also been sources of harm, so intentional engagement and mental health education are essential. JAMA Netw Open. 2020;3(8):e2013100. 2015.0465 7.

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Episode 176: Antiracism in Medicine Series – Episode 8 – Towards Justice and Race Conscious Medicine

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Intersectionality : Race and racism intersect with socioeconomic status, education, geography, sexual orientation, religion, immigration status, gender and other identities with differential impact. The New Press: 2012. The Clinical Problem Solvers Podcast. December 17, 2020. The problem with race-based medicine.” TEDMED 2015.