… & Environment History and science are very different subjects but when it comes to health professions, it is vital to know both. That was the central message of this year’s E. Lorraine Baugh Visiting Faculty Lecture which featured the President and CEO of … , Michael Curry, Esq., who shared why historical perspectives can influence how people are treated in the health care system and why it’s important for …

… Lens of Anti-Racism Topics Health Equity The MGH Institute has long been committed to inclusion, but in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, an increase in racial … understand what it means to be aware of their own biases as they practice, how to practice in an unbiased way, and how to continually assess their interactions … forward: If you pause, think, and ask the right questions, you will inevitably find systemic racism and oppression. If you don’t ask the right questions, you don’t …

… Empowering Student Advocacy Topics Health Equity The MGH Institute’s commitment to justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion continues to be strengthened, thanks to … experiences of marginalized and minoritized groups, they learned soft skills like how to have difficult conversations and how to engage in equity work when they face … skin, but a lot of the textbooks only provide information on how to assess someone with light-colored skin,” Kanazawa notes. “Clearly, students need to …

… Influence of JEDI Fellows Program Continues to Grow … Influence of JEDI Fellows Program Continues to Grow Topics Health Equity Leadership Months before the 2020 murder of George Floyd … BIPOC population, and helping people understand social determinants of health and how we can address these issues,” said second-year Fellow Wendy Lee, MS-NU ’23, who … forces low-income and marginalized communities to live further from the city to find affordable housing,” said new Fellow Tiffany Tsang, OTD ’25, who is working in …

… Reflecting on Juneteenth 2022 … discusses the changes that have come, and acknowledges there is so much more to do. This is the second time I am writing to the IHP community in celebration of … and significance of the holiday. And both times, I have been educated about how important this day is for recognizing the emancipation of slaves and the freedom … to bring national awareness to the importance of this day.  She launched “Opal’s Walk 2 DC” to drum up support to have Juneteenth recognized as a national holiday. …

… and second-year Speech Language Pathology student, Laura Gonz á lez. “I wanted to create a space with people who have similar upbringings to share their stories and … Counseling, to share their personal and professional journeys, and perspectives on what they thought the healthcare system was missing about the Hispanic community. … about the barriers they have overcome as well as their cultural strengths and how that shapes their identities and approaches to healthcare.   The various …