The summer issue of The Ohio Family Physician analyzes health disparities and inequities through a critical lens and identifies ways that Ohio family physicians, residents, medical students, and health care professionals can combat disparities in our healthcare system.
This past year has brought to light the many challenges and obstacles patients face when trying to receive proper healthcare and the Ohio Academy of Family Physicians (OAFP) believes that family physicians are the ones who can be a part of the overall solution.
We hope the articles in this issue offer you a new viewpoint, a deeper understanding, and inspire you further in the art of family medicine.
- Race-Based Medicine: How Does it Impact Patient Care and What Can Be Done to Mitigate its Effects on Health Outcomes?
- ABFM’s Commitment to Address Health Equity Through Certification
- History Speaks: Historical Biases, Current Circumstances, and Proposed Solutions
- Addressing the Role of Implicit Bias in Family and Community Medicine
Also in this issue, you’ll find Family Medicine Welcomes Soon-To-Be Residents, a OAFP Foundation article highlighting the success of the Leroy A Rodgers, MD, Preceptorship Program and the 2021 Match season; registration information for the upcoming Annual Membership Meeting and Heath Equity & Social Justice Discussion Club; and save-the-date reminders for the OAFP’s Wellness Week, Advancing LGBTQ+ Health Equity webinar, Limiting Implicit Bias Training, On-the-Road continuing medical education programs, and the 2022 Family Medicine Workshop.
The OAFP Board and staff wishes you a beautiful and healthy summer.