Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Policy Forum Dec 2021 Does the AAMC’s Definition of “Underrepresented in Medicine” Promote Justice and Inclusivity? Wendy A. Clay, MD, MPH, Donna H. Jackson, EdD, and Kevin A. Harris, PhD, MSA Schools are permitted to construct URiM definitions, suggesting the importance of regarding them as fluid works in progress as US demographics evolve. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(12):E960-964. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.960. Policy Forum Sep 2022 Why Improving Low-Wage Health Care Jobs Is Critical for Health Equity Mignon Duffy, PhD Commitment to health equity demands higher pay, improved benefits, and more workplace protections for all health workers. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(9):E871-875. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.871. Policy Forum Sep 2009 Direct-to-Consumer Personal Genome Services: Need for More Oversight Emily E. Anderson, PhD, MPH There is a market for direct-to-consumer genetic testing and a need for better consumer information and more regulation of tests and testing laboratories. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(9):701-708. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.9.pfor1-0909. Policy Forum Sep 2009 Emerging Dilemmas in Newborn Screening Don B. Bailey, Jr, PhD, Debra Skinner, PhD, Myra I. Roche, MS, CGC, and Cynthia Powell, MD, MS Research questions must be answered to inform policy decisions about the hereditary diseases and conditions for which newborns should be tested. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(9):709-713. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.9.pfor2-0909.
Policy Forum Dec 2021 Does the AAMC’s Definition of “Underrepresented in Medicine” Promote Justice and Inclusivity? Wendy A. Clay, MD, MPH, Donna H. Jackson, EdD, and Kevin A. Harris, PhD, MSA Schools are permitted to construct URiM definitions, suggesting the importance of regarding them as fluid works in progress as US demographics evolve. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(12):E960-964. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.960.
Policy Forum Sep 2022 Why Improving Low-Wage Health Care Jobs Is Critical for Health Equity Mignon Duffy, PhD Commitment to health equity demands higher pay, improved benefits, and more workplace protections for all health workers. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(9):E871-875. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.871.
Policy Forum Sep 2009 Direct-to-Consumer Personal Genome Services: Need for More Oversight Emily E. Anderson, PhD, MPH There is a market for direct-to-consumer genetic testing and a need for better consumer information and more regulation of tests and testing laboratories. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(9):701-708. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.9.pfor1-0909.
Policy Forum Sep 2009 Emerging Dilemmas in Newborn Screening Don B. Bailey, Jr, PhD, Debra Skinner, PhD, Myra I. Roche, MS, CGC, and Cynthia Powell, MD, MS Research questions must be answered to inform policy decisions about the hereditary diseases and conditions for which newborns should be tested. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(9):709-713. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.9.pfor2-0909.