Here’s why we need socioeconomic diversity

Health Policy
July 12, 2018

Parents cheer, students rejoice, and teachers relax — it’s graduation season, one of my favorite times of the year. A few weeks ago, the Class of 2018 at Harvard Medical School (HMS) marched across campus to complete their final hoorah as medical students. I observed in awe and noticed something spectacular: most graduates who delivered a speech represented minority groups.

This sighting was not happenstance. Energy is allocated to bolstering racial …

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Here’s why we need socioeconomic diversity

A bipartisan solution for Medicaid work requirements

Health Policy
June 20, 2018

When I hear pundits going on about the Medicaid work requirements, I think of my father.

He has worked in the United States for twenty-four years, taking on the role of a handyman, migrant farmer, truck driver, construction roofer, dialysis patient transporter, and elder transporter. His limited English and third-grade education land him in low-paying jobs with limited hours and an oversupply of workers — resulting in frequent periods of unemployment.

For …

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A bipartisan solution for Medicaid work requirements

Identifying social determinants of health is critical to the patient interview

Health Policy
June 11, 2018

After a semester of medical school, I returned home to the Antelope Valley in California, an area CNN coined, “health care’s nowhere land” because of low health insurance rates and limited provider networks that force residents to travel far for care. I wanted to help my family and neighbors by using the physical exam skills I learned during my first few months as a medical student, but …

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Identifying social determinants of health is critical to the patient interview

Ending DACA is a travesty

Health Policy
February 15, 2018

On September 5th, 2017, the Trump administration denounced the further implementation of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and called for its revocation in 6 months. Opponents quickly voiced their concerns towards the unjust decree. Now, the deadline is near and a heightened urgency to act is imperative. To encourage advocacy and help legislators understand the vitality of DACA-recipients, the following displays the power of the undocumented.

Days after news of …

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Ending DACA is a travesty