Vital Signs February 2018 (pdf)

2/5/2018

hear things said about patients that are not appropriate — stereotypes relating to ethnicity without … tient, a teenage boy. “The bus,” the patient said. He didn’t seem to be joking. The student tried …. Having said that, even in Massachusetts we weight our investment heavily on health care …

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At Tufts, People with Disabilities Teach Patient-Centered Care

2/5/2018

brought you here today?” the medical student asked the patient, a teenage boy. “The bus,” the patient said …

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Physicians: How to Address Bias in Medicine

2/5/2018

me what’s said when nobody’s around, when the speaker thinks they’re in like-minded company … and W Block.’ The fellow was from another country; he said, ‘I don’t know what you’re talking about ….’ But I knew. I said, ‘You’re talking about when hospitals were segregated. There were colored wards …

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MMS Pushes for LGBTQ Policies Based in Evidence, Not Bias

2/5/2018

Representative David Linsky said, “I take a hands-off approach to getting involved about medical procedures …

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“Diversity Should be Central to Health”

2/5/2018

have had a generation of state leadership that has tried to invest in social services. Having said that …

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Minority Affairs Section Aims to Diversify MMS Leadership

2/5/2018

important things. Everyone said, “I never knew I could do it until someone took me under their wing …

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Bias in the Medical Workplace: “They Think It’s Normal Because Everyone Does It”

2/5/2018

value, can themselves be isolating. “If I hear things said about patients that are not appropriate … my mind. He said, ‘You’re being aggressive!’ I’m so used to being stereotyped I don’t even get angry … any more. I said, ‘Are you aware that when you call me aggressive, you’re perpetuating a stereotype …

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DACA and Travel Bans Threaten Professional Diversity

2/5/2018

; failing to do so will negatively impact quality of care and access to care, they said. Terence Flotte, MD … a grave disservice to our community and to our nation,” said George Q. Daley, dean of Harvard Medical …

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How to plan your financial future: get expert guidance for physicians

2/2/2018

to be [a] more assertive and heard leader in my office,” said another. The program is designed … companies for opioid crisis Mayor Marty Walsh said he plans to issue a call for proposals to law firms …, is poised to get even bigger, after two state regulators said they wouldn't block its acquisition …

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Massachusetts Medical Society’s 2013 Physician Workforce Study Shows Physician Shortages, Difficulty in Recruiting

2/1/2018

President Ronald Dunlap, M.D. said the 2013 study revealed continuing difficulties as well as improvements … with primary care,” Dr. Dunlap said, “and recruitment and retention continue to be difficult, especially …/Greater Boston region.  In every region of the state, 50% or more of the physicians said the pool …

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