Health equity Archives - Permanente Medicine

Podcast: Putting equity, inclusion, and diversity at the center of care delivery

June 20, 2023

In the final episode of the 2023 Permanente Medicine Podcast season, Nkem Chukwumerije, MD, and Ron Copeland, MD, join host Chris Grant to discuss the evolution of equity, inclusion, and diversity in medicine.

‘Healthcare for Humans’ podcast shares community voices with clinicians

March 6, 2023

Permanente family medicine physician Raj Sundar, MD, created a podcast to advance health equity by helping clinicians understand the cultural differences of patients.

PermanenteDocs Chat on the state of women in medicine

January 19, 2023

Watch a replay or listen to the podcast of this chat on advancing women physicians and building an inclusive environment in health care.

PermanenteDocs Chat on advancing health equity and the role of Black physicians

January 6, 2023

This live chat and podcast looked at the experience of Permanente obstetrician-gynecologist Fonda Mitchell, MD, and her career in medicine.

Permanente physician leaders share how technology helps heal health care disparities

July 5, 2022

Speaking at thINc 360, Leong Koh, MD, Nancy Gin, MD, Vivian Reyes, MD, and Edward Lee, MD, highlight how the rapid adoption of technology during the pandemic is yielding good clinical and health equity returns.

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Medical assistants help bridge digital divide in virtual visits

April 13, 2022

Kaiser Permanente research published in JAMA Internal Medicine shows patients participating in video visits with their primary care doctors benefited from having a medical assistant help connect the call.

U.S. News ranks Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine among most diverse in U.S.

March 29, 2022

The medical school is the 6th most diverse in the nation and 2nd in California, according to U.S. News and World Report.

PermanenteDocs Chat on women in medicine

March 1, 2022

Watch the replay of this Facebook Live chat on the advancement of women physicians and continued challenges to address.

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Erasing outcome disparities for colon cancer screening

February 25, 2022

A regional Kaiser Permanente program eliminated disparities in colorectal cancer death rates between Black and white members.

PermanenteDocs Chat on health equity

January 25, 2022

Watch a replay of this Facebook Live chat on the current state of health equity featuring guests Shari Chevez, MD, of Southern California Permanente Medical Group, and Lindia Willies-Jacobo, MD, of Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine.

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