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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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Bringing Abortion Stories to the Stage: The Abortion Monologues as a Tool for Advocacy
Medical Students for Choice NYC, a coalition of medical students at multiple institutions in New York City, hosts an annual fundraiser to raise money for important, practical support organizations that …