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“Those who live in poverty are likely to suffer from food and housing insecurity, increased incidences of disease, depression, addiction and disabilities, limited access to quality medical care, shorter lifespans, stereotyping and prejudice.
Lyndonna Marrast, MD, assistant professor of medicine at the Zucker School of Medicine and co-organizer of the event .
Medical students and staff learn what it takes to survive in poverty
November 26th, 2019
Poverty simulation provides 80 Zucker School of Medicine students, residents and fellows with real-life glimpse into various hardships.
November 26th, 2019
Poverty simulation provides 80 Zucker School of Medicine students, residents and fellows with real-life glimpse into various hardships.
Interviews & Podcasts
Dr. Lyndonna Marrast, an Assistant Professor of Medicine and Science Education at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine, as well as a practicing primary care physician and children’s book author discusses the ways that our relationships can impact our health and the importance of intergenerational connections and family relationships to our well-being.
Listen to the episode here.
Listen to the episode here.
Articles By Me
- Underserved Patients: Minority Physicians' Role - Interview with MedicalResearch.com.
- Most minority patients cared for by non-white docs. By Andrew M. Seaman, Reuters Health.
- Racial and ethnic minority patient participation in N-of-1 trials: perspectives of healthcare providers and patients
- Aim: Patients from racial and ethnic minority backgrounds in the USA have historically been under-represented in research trials. Understanding their viewpoints regarding participation in N-of-1 trials is imperative as we design and implement these studies. Materials & methods: We conducted six focus groups of racial and ethnic minority patients (n...
- Intersectional Identity and Racial Inequality During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Perspectives of Black Physician Mothers
- COVID-19: Magnifying the Effect of Health Disparities
- Expanding Knowledge and Changing Attitudes About Poverty: An Interactive, Interprofessional Approach, Feb 2022
- Background Poverty negatively affects the lives and health of the poor. However, health professionals often have limited personal experience and receive little formal education on surviving under conditions of poverty in the United States, which may contribute to suboptimal patient care and outcomes. Purpose We conducted a 3-h, interactive, experi...
- Developing a team-based assessment strategy: direct observation of interprofessional team performance in an ambulatory teaching practice
- Background: High functioning interprofessional teams may benefit from understanding how well (or not so well) a team is functioning and how teamwork can be improved. A team-based assessment can provide team insight into performance and areas for improvement. Though individual assessment via direct observation is common, few residency programs in th...
- Minority Physicians' Role in the Care of Underserved Patients: Diversifying the Physician Workforce May Be Key in Addressing Health Disparities
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