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Gezzer Ortega and Bryan Torres looking at a laptop at a table together.

Five Questions with Gezzer Ortega

September 13, 2022 | Our summer internship mentor’s lived experience as first-generation American informs his research – and guidance of medical students.

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Midsection of African American male doctor putting oximeter on finger of woman in hospital bed.

Skin Tone and Pulse Oximetry

July 28, 2022 | Racial disparities in care tied to differences in pulse oximeter performance.

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Community Coalition for Equity in Research

Five Questions with Albert Pless & Carolina Trujillo

July 11, 2022 | Our Community Coalition for Equity in Research works to integrate community voices into research.

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Gerald Lilly sitting on a bench with his dog.

Five Questions with Gerald Lilly

June 7, 2022 | Alum of our summer c/t research intensive says VRIP sparked life-changing quest for science career.

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Alister Martin, MD,MPP

Five Questions With Alister Martin

May 2, 2022 | Civic health change-maker works on voting rights and equity as a White House Fellow.

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Valerie Montgomery Rice

Fighting the Health Inequities Laid Bare by COVID

April 13, 2022 | Morehouse School of Medicine CEO discusses efforts to fight health inequality.

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Volunteer at vaccination clinic chatting.

Community Leaders and Mayo Clinic Researchers Develop Playbook for COVID-19 Health Equity, Future Pandemics.

March 24, 2022 | Mayo Clinic medical experts and community leaders collaborate to find ways to reduce health disparities related to COVID-19.

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1930s Home Owners Loan Corporation (HOLC) map of Boston showing redlining

Interactive Web Series Explores Environmental Racism

February 2, 2022 | New series of web resources from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health tell a multifaceted story about disparities in environmental exposures.

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