Diversity

The Labyrinth of Isolation: The Compounding Impact of the Pandemic on African American/ Black Mental Health

By: Josephine Akingbulu, BA, MPH, Jamar Stevenson, BA, Kaosoluchi Enendu, BS This post is one of a series of mental health pieces from the AMSA WSL Committee. Approximately 42 million people in the United States of America identify as Black. That is about 13.2% of the total population which is comprised of African American, as...

Supporting Medical Students Enduring Racial Trauma

Author: Kelsey Brown, Medical Student at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University This post is one of a series of mental health pieces from the AMSA WSL Committee   Black people in America are experiencing trauma: physical, mental, emotional and vicarious trauma. The trauma stems from the rampant racial discrimination that Black people...

Immigrant Health, Detention, and COVID-19

AMSA recently hosted a panel discussing immigrant health rights, detention, and COVID-19.  A transcript of the discussion is below. It has been lightly edited for length and readability.  Panel Moderator: Ashi Arora, REACH Chair Panel Members Rose Murray, Direct Services Attorney, Southeast Immigrant Freedom Initiative  Dr. Ian Kim, Doctors for Camp Closure Dr. Asim Shah ...

Racial Inequity in American Healthcare

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A panel of doctors met virtually on to discuss various topics related to racial inequity in healthcare, including social determinants of health, unconscious bias in medicine, and the experience of being a physician of color.  A video recording of the hour-long event is available to view. A transcript of the discussion is below. It has...