It seems strange, but local politics can influence our health, including how long we live. And in order to make our communities healthier, we have to understand why.
As we continue taking steps to realize our full potential as an anti-racist institution, efforts to advance equity, diversity, and inclusion are playing a central role in 2021-2025 strategic planning...
The future of health care rests with this next generation. At University of Utah Health, four young women—Bushra Hussein, Margaux Miller, Harjit Kaur, and Leen Samha—talk about their perspective of...
Scanning this glossy photo, it doesn’t look like we have a gender problem: A dozen young female scientists are striving and thriving, tackling medical problems from how burns transform fat...
We've still got a long way to go in supporting women in science and medicine. Nationwide, only 20 percent of assistant professors in STEM and medical colleges are women. And...
"The simple truth is that we cannot achieve quality without addressing inequality," said chair of the AAMC Board of Directors and president of Massachusetts General Hospital Peter L. Slavin, M.D...
The state slogan of New Mexico is "The Land of Enchantment" but it's also the land of great health disparities. Find out what happened when leaders worked together to change...
Ana Maria Lopez is the associate vice president for Health Equity and Inclusion at University of Utah Health Care. But she says if people look to her alone for answers...
University of Utah pediatrician and Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs Carrie Byington, M.D. reflects on her career path and the obstacles she overcame as a Mexican-American woman growing up...
“Undergraduates rarely are exposed to clinical research, and that’s threatening our pipeline for clinical investigators,” says pediatrician Carrie Byington, M.D., co-principal investigator of the Utah Center for Clinical and Translational...
Astrophysicist, biologist, computer scientist, genetic virologist, glaciologist, molecular animator—what do you imagine when you hear these words? “What do you see when you picture a scientist?” asks TED writer Karen...
Cynthia Furse’s teenage daughter was skilled in math and science and had voiced an interest in engineering. But based on a career aptitude test that showed she liked helping people...
UCLA medical school works hard to make sure a culture of respect is present: not just for those at the highest levels, but for the lowest first year students as...
Medical students learn a lot about healing in school, but not the business of being doctors. Dr. Nathan Moore talks about how that led him to write the "Healthcare Handbook"...
Wayne State University created a program called the Medical and Political Action in the Community (MPAC) program to train students to be advocates for the university. MPAC currently has more...