Between the Lines: Everything Your Medical School Didn't Teach You About Health Equity

In this episode, medical students Nick Sookhoo and Andrew Sullivan explore the current state of primary care for transgender individuals in the United States. Transgender rights are under attack from all directions, and queer and transgender individuals often still find it difficult to access basic healthcare with dignity and respect. Andrew and Nick are joined by James Lauren, a q

Everyone deserves to die with dignity. But does every individual have an equal opportunity to do so? Hospice care was established to give patients some control over the dying process, but what factors are necessary to ensure access to adequate end of life care? Join us as MS1s Cameron Klepper and Peter Khouri discuss these question and more under the heading of "Death Justice.

Black individuals face a 3 to 4 times higher rate of maternal mortality than their white counterparts. In this episode, medical students Kayla Schacher and Iqra Nadeem highlight the stories of Sha-Asia Washington, Amber Rose Isaac, and Shamony Gibson, three Black women who died during or shortly after giving birth, in order to illustrate the tragic impact of this disparity. They ar

In this full length episode, medical students Luke Morales and Katty Wu are joined by Cara Page a Black Queer Feminist cultural/memory worker, curator, and organizer of 30 years in a conversation to explore the concept of healing justice and where the medical community stands in terms of harm and help. 

In part 2, Andrea and Vivek are joined by Seongun Chun, the Senior Manager of Health Policy at the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC). Ms. Chun describes the unique experience of healthcare for immigrant Americans, drawing on her experiences as a Korean-American immigrant and her expertise in the field of health policy. She reviews the barriers to healthcare access for immigrant

In part 1, medical students Andrea Martinez and Vivek Shah reflect on immigrant healthcare, discussing the negative impacts of public charge, ICE detention centers, and cultural incompetence on mental and physical health of patients with an immigrant background. By relating this topic to their personal experiences as the children of immigrants, they give the audience an introductio

Andrea discusses the effects COVID-19 has had on interpretation services before our next episode on Immigration Healthcare. Read the article this episode was based on: https://jamanetwork.com/channels/health-forum/fullarticle/2771859

In part 2, Chanelle and Isabella are joined by Jose Saldana, the Director of Release Aging People in Prison, or RAPP. Mr. Saldana describes the unique health challenges of the aging incarcerated population, who often suffer from multiple chronic conditions that cannot be properly managed in prison. He challenges the racist and vengeful system of prolonged incarceration and advocate

In part 1, medical students Chanelle Simmons and Isabella Giunta explore the impact of mass incarceration on the health of individuals and communities. Through collected anecdotes, they illustrate the failures of prisons to provide their inmates with adequate health care, even in life-threatening situations. They also describe the history of racist policies and practices that allow

In part 2, together Anjali, Andrea, and Carla describe mental health care that goes beyond medications and hospitalizations to both treat and prevent mental health crises. Anjali and Andrea further reflect on the role of medical providers in the violence and traumatization of people with mental health concerns and describe what changes to our medical education are necessary to prep