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Medical Education (2023)

With health policy playing a larger role in the practice of medicine since the passage of the Affordable Care Act1, the need for medical students to have a basic understanding of health policy and its many components is urgent. Teaching medical students basic knowledge of health policy will properly prepare them to grow into the future leaders of the healthcare system.

Only 3 initiatives that address Health SystemsSciences (HSS) curricula and provide a case-study of sorts have been documented3,4,5. These include Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, and Penn State College of Medicine.

    Cover page: Health Systems Science at UC Davis: A Case Study
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    Family and Community Medicine (2021)
    African Americans and Latinos face significant health disparities and institutional racism. Heart and lung disease are leading factors affecting morbidity and mortality in these groups. Notably, lung cancer is the number one killer of African Americans and number two killer of Latinos1,2. African Americans are also less likely to receive surgery for lung cancer than other groups3. As such, cardiothoracic surgeons are uniquely positioned to positively affect these health outcomes, mitigate racial health disparities, and contribute to the efforts towards health equity.
      Cover page: Research Addressing Racial Health Disparities in Cardiothoracic Surgery Represents Only a Small Fraction of Total Major Meeting Peer-reviewed Content
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