Publications by authors named "Daniel J Pohl"
Problem: Due to generational exposure to the Black Lives Matter movement, other antibias social movements, and diverse peer advocacy groups, health professions students are often more knowledgeable than their teachers about ways in which systemic racism and bias have led to scientific inaccuracies that contribute to health inequities. However, traditional hierarchies and concerns about retaliation may limit educational communities from benefiting maximally from students' contributions.
Approach: In spring 2021, faculty and students at the Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, designed a structural innovation to engage faculty and students in partnership toward decreasing bias in medical education.
Relationship between Residential Segregation, Later-Life Cognition, and Incident Dementia across Race/Ethnicity.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
October 2021
Article Synopsis
- Systemic racism contributes to residential segregation, which can lead to disparities in health outcomes, particularly in cognitive function and dementia among older adults.
- A study of older residents in Northern Manhattan revealed that living in areas with more minoritized populations negatively affected language skills, while areas encouraging interaction between groups improved those skills.
- Non-Hispanic Black adults faced the most significant cognitive declines related to segregation, highlighting the need for desegregation and equitable resource distribution to enhance cognitive health in later life.