The high prevalence of violence experienced by Native American women and femme-identifying individuals requires clinicians and staff to better understand social determinants of violence.
AMA J Ethics. 2020; 22(10):E888-892. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2020.888.
American visual and narrative representations of Native experiences suggest an obligation to look on 19th-century White American artists’ romanticizations of those experiences with humility.
AMA J Ethics. 2020; 22(10):E898-903. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2020.898.
Gail Geller, ScD, MHS and Paul A. Watkins, MD, PhD
Six cohorts of first-year medical students have been shown to have negative attitudes about obesity that are consistent over time. Attitudes can be improved, however, by using popular media and an ethics framework to discuss personal experiences and beliefs about obesity.
AMA J Ethics. 2018; 20(10):E948-959. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2018.948.
Elizabeth Boskey, PhD, MPH, MSSW, Amir Taghinia, MD, and Oren Ganor, MD
Training should be implemented to respond to clinical staff members’ concerns about trans patients occupying sex-segregated spaces and to help mitigate anti-trans bias.
AMA J Ethics. 2018; 20(11):E1067-1074. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2018.1067.
With a focus on health justice, literature review suggests possible relationships between HPV type and geography and demonstrates that insurance status matters.
AMA J Ethics. 2019; 21(3):E269-272. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2019.269.