UC Davis Public Health Sciences | healthcare policy, structural inequities, racism | MD-PhD = student for life | 💜ARMY |she her hers | michelleko2d@bsky
Aug 20, 2020 • 39 tweets • 8 min read
Continuing @VPrasadMDMPH@walidgellad@AnilMakam discussion on structural racism #HSR@AcademyHealth: A thread on research critique w. a specific application to: pnas.org/content/early/…
Let's go! 1/1) When engaging in thoughtful critique, whether your own or someone else's, read the entire paper & supplement.
1x) Critiques of Greenwood et al that raise issues such as SES, comorbidities, etc, imply that the commenter has not read the entire paper. Specificity is key.
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Jun 10, 2020 • 20 tweets • 3 min read
Dear medical schools,
Sympathy statement? Check. WhiteCoats protest? Check. Anti-racism in your admissions & education?
1. Have you asked the Black communities you "serve" how best to support their children so they can become the health professionals at your medical center?
1/2. Have you implemented programs to prepare Black college students for *your* medical school?
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