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Welcome to the UW Medicine
Office of Healthcare Equity
At UW Medicine, we believe that healthcare is a fundamental human right and everyone should have the same access and opportunities for the best possible outcomes.
We are committed to transforming the way care is provided to eliminate inequities. Healthcare equity is not owned by one department or leader – everyone shares responsibility. We can all take action in our own spheres of influence and in the work we control.
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Ultrasounds may not find this cancer in Black women
A common diagnostic strategy can fail to catch endometrial cancer from 4% to 11% of the time in Black patients, a study shows. Read the full article here: https://newsroom.uw.edu/news-releases/ultrasounds-may-not-find-this-cancer-in-black-women
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“Nothing about us without us!”Engaging Community to Increase Diversity in Clinical Trials
Presentation by Bessie A. Young, MD, MPH, FACP, FASN Renal Grand RoundsMay 24, 2024 Watch the presentation here: https://nephrology.uw.edu/index.php/grand-rounds/2024/young-biopsy-conf
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The gender wage gap among health care workers across educational and occupational groups
The health care sector, dominated by women, experiences gender pay inequity, potentially lowering women’s lifetime earnings and hindering their career advancement. This paper examines changes in gender composition and wage […]
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First LEAD UP Cohort Graduates
LEAD UP is a program — created in 2019 at the Medical College of Wisconsin under the leadership of Jeffrey Kirsch, MD, chief of Anesthesiology at Harborview Medical Center — […]
Opportunities
“Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in healthcare is the most shocking and inhumane.”
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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