It’s time to focus more on inclusion in health care
Nkem Chukwumerije, MD, MPH, FACP, joins a diversity panel to stress equity and inclusion in health care as moral and business imperatives.
Podcast: Putting equity, inclusion, and diversity at the center of care delivery
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.
PermanenteDocs Chat on pride in practice
Emile Pinera, MD, physician lead of Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity at The Southeast Permanente Medical Group, talks about the role of LGBTQ physicians in fostering inclusion in medicine.
Nancy Gin, MD, offers 4 steps to elevating more women physician leaders
The Permanente Federation’s chief quality officer called on health organizations to address the gender gap in medicine in a MedPage Today column.
Nkem Chukwumerije, MD, writes in Harvard Business Review that inclusive language promotes health equity
The Southeast Permanente Medical Group’s president and executive medical director offers 6 principles of inclusive communications for clinicians.
U.S. News ranks Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine among most diverse in U.S.
The medical school is the 6th most diverse in the nation and 2nd in California, according to U.S. News and World Report.
Ending the injustice
Imelda Dacones, MD, president and CEO of Northwest Permanente, focuses on health disparities and the role of physicians and all of health care to curb injustice.
Inclusion is not a static idea. It is an active pursuit.
Edward Ellison, MD, writes how courage and curiosity can create an inclusive workplace and improve the quality of patient care.
Inside Perspective: Lisa Montes, MD
Permanente pediatrician Lisa Montes, MD, brings a non-traditional path to medicine as a mentor to future medical students.
Kaiser Permanente Once Again Earns ‘Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality’ Designation
For the ninth consecutive year, all 38 of Kaiser Permanente’s hospitals have been recognized as a “Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality” by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation.