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U.S. Social Policy Is in Crisis. Academic Medicine Should Address It
Feb 06, 2024 | By Sarah McNeilly and Vivian Kim in Newsweek
By MSFC Members Sarah McNeilly and Vivian Kim
Almost everyone who is currently enrolled in medical school has only ever trained in the context of crisis. Since the moment we submitted our applications in 2020, the United States has grappled with a never-ending stream of previously unprecedented public health events. A global pandemic, a reckoning with systemic racism, and a historic reversal of abortion rights have punctuated the consistent stream of environmental catastrophes, socioeconomic injustices, mass shootings, hate crimes, and overdose deaths that have unfortunately become our norm…
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Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Roundtable
Last week, MSFC members Danna Ghafir and Natalie Givens joined medical and undergraduate students across the country to participate in a virtual roundtable discussion with the United States Secretary of …
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Students, faculty advocate for reproductive care post-Dobbs
Featuring MSFC’s Chapter at Yale University On June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson’s Women’s Health Organization overturned Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood of Southeastern …
Will Alabama’s IVF Mess Go National?
Featuring MSFC’s Member, Nicholas Kummer, medical student at the University of Alabama at Birmingham In vitro fertilization (IVF) can be life-changing. I know, because it’s the reason I exist. My …