Archive for
March, 2020

Boosting the Ranks of American Indian and Alaska Native Physicians

Categories: COBRE, Conferences, Faculty, In the News

 recently published a piece on “Boosting the Ranks of American Indian and Alaska Native Physicians.” Read it here: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2763817. Here’s an excerpt: “Jasmine Curry feels lucky to be a first-year medical student. The daughter of a single mother in Arizona, she spent summers and winter breaks in Kaibeto, a small Navajo Nation town. Now, she’s […]

In the world of evidence-based health policy, who gets left behind?

Categories: COBRE, Conferences, Faculty, In the News, INMED

A first of its kind PhD program will focus on better data collection and evaluation for indigenous populations It’s an extraordinary moment in public healthcare, as countries across the world react to the coronavirus pandemic. While governments and medical researchers work to decide how to respond, it’s already clear that vulnerable communities will be disproportionately affected […]