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Cutis
December 2024
Ogechi Obed, Ivan Rodriguez, and Dr. Worswick are from the Department of Dermatology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles. Karen Lam is from the Department of Dermatology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles. Dr. Van Beek is from the Department of Dermatology, University of Iowa Health Care, Iowa City. Dr. Rosenblatt is from the Section of Dermatology, Departments of Medicine and Pediatrics, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Illinois. Dr. Saavedra is from the Department of Dermatology, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville.
The American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) has maintained a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives; however, a recent strike down of affirmative action by the US Supreme Court has caused similar efforts to be called into question. This prompted our investigation into dermatology program director (PD) perceptions of DEI programming and its integration into resident selection. A cross-sectional survey of PDs at US dermatology residency programs was conducted from April 2024 to July 2024 (N=30).
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January 2025
LLM Georgetown Law, Washington, DC, United States.
Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) cause significant human and economic costs globally. Each year, 17 million people die from an NCD before age 70. The burden of NCDs is associated with socioenvironmental, cultural factors and social behavior, including modifiable risk factors like tobacco use, unhealthy diets, physical inactivity and alcohol consumption.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAnn Fam Med
January 2025
Department of Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas
The impact of the Supreme Court of the United States ruling against race-conscious admissions extends beyond college admissions to professional schools. Based partially on the idea that enough time had elapsed for achievement of the stated goals of affirmative action, the court ruled race-conscious admissions are unconstitutional under the 14th Amendment's Equal Protection Clause. The ruling left a crack in the door to higher education, however, allowing students to write an essay showing how race or ethnicity affected their lives.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFN Engl J Med
January 2025
From the S.J. Quinney College of Law, University of Utah, Salt Lake City (D.G.A.); and the Schools of Law and Public Health, Boston University, Boston (C.R.).
Sex Reprod Healthc
January 2025
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
Objective: To examine abortion care in the largest academic medical center in Washington, a state protective of abortion rights, before and after the Supreme Court Dobbs decision.
Methods: This retrospective cohort study evaluated abortion provision at the University of Washington between January 1, 2022 and October 31, 2023. Data on patient sociodemographic and clinical characteristics were extracted from electronic medical records.
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