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Virtual mentoring of future medical students during COVID-19

July 7, 2020 Coronavirus, COVID-19, Medical Education

The COVID-19 pandemic has isolated us and has caused incredible grief. With the suspension of clinical rotations this spring, I wanted to give medical students,

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Equity in COVID-19: Who will have access to life-saving treatment?

June 26, 2020 Baylor College of Medicine International Pediatric AIDS Initiative, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Health Disparities, health equity, public health

Is treatment available? Can I afford it? These questions are universally asked by many people — from the 65-year-old Medicare recipient at the local pharmacy

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Initiative raises COVID-19 awareness, provides access to resources among vulnerable communities

June 24, 2020 Community, Coronavirus, Kaylee Dusang

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted millions of people globally, but it has been especially devastating on vulnerable communities. Through local organizations like the Mary Susan

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Racism: Not a pandemic, but a chronic disease

June 12, 2020 African American, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Haley Jackson Manley, Racism

It’s more than just semantics that irks me when people talk about racism as a pandemic. A pandemic implies an outbreak. A disease that is

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Under the masks: Emergency medicine doctors reflect on COVID-19

June 3, 2020 Coronavirus, Emergency Medicine, Medical Education, Mental Health

They are physicians, mentors, partners, mothers, sisters, friends, colleagues – but most evidently now, they are heroes. I (virtually) sat down with five women physicians,

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BCM Docappella shares virtual cover of ‘I Want You Back’ amidst COVID-19

May 29, 2020 Community, Coronavirus, Medical Education, Nicole Blanton

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way we live our lives – and many of us are missing sports, concerts, and time with loved ones.

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Finding beauty among the chaos of COVID-19

May 27, 2020 Art, Coronavirus, Education, School of Health Professions

Editor’s note: This blog post is part of an ongoing series of Progress Notes posts featuring students reflecting on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Hungry to help: Food insecurity and COVID-19

May 26, 2020 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Food Bank, Food insecurity, SNAP

In our hiatus from clinics, Baylor College of Medicine students have kept busy. Some have perfected hobbies, including baking, gardening, and golfing. Others have advanced