Health Equity

The Unacceptable Pace of Progress in Health Disparities Education in Residency Programs

Abstract: One would expect that after 2 decades of national focus on health disparities and 15 years of required curricula, nearly all internal medicine residency programs would include a disparities curriculum. However, this is not the case.

Publication: JAMA

Date Published: August 10, 2020

Author(s): Alicia Fernandez, MD

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This analysis of California’s state budget from 2007 to 2018 finds that to ensure the long-term health of the state, California needs to eliminate health care waste and direct the savings toward increased funding for programs that improve community conditions—like public education, public health, housing assistance, food assistance, and income support.