Here’s what is essentially a “cheat sheet” for hospitals on how to advance health equity written from the perspective of someone who’s been on both sides as a patient and employee of a health system. ajmc.com/view/what-matt… by Aswita Tan-McGrory

Join Aswita Tan-McGrory tomorrow at the Patient Experience Symposium for "Advancing Equity and Inclusion to Improve Healthcare Experiences"!

Today is International Translation Day! We celebrate and thank Interpreter Services for ensuring every patient receives high-quality, equitable care! Interpreters are critical members of the health care team, empowering individuals to be agents of their own care.

DSC Founder Joseph Betancourt & Director Aswita Tan-McGrory are authors of a new publication included in this month's Health Affairs! To read "How Hospitals Are Addressing The Effects of Racism: A Mixed-Methods Study of Hospital Equity Officers," visit healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hl…

Kaiser Family Foundation - Survey on Racism, Discrimination and Health: Experiences and Impacts Across Racial and Ethnic Groups kff.org/report-section…

New preprint featuring Yilun Wu, co-first author, and MGH Biomedical Research Internship Program Alum - Post-Vaccination Syndrome: A Descriptive Analysis of Reported Symptoms and Patient Experiences After Covid-19 Immunization medrxiv.org/content/10.110…

"How Hospitals Are Addressing The Effects of Racism: A Mixed-Methods Study of Hospital Equity Officers" has been reviewed; read here: What Does the Health Equity Officer Job Role Look Like? (patientengagementhit.com)

Applications are now open for the 2024-2025 Disparities Leadership Program, our year-long executive education program focused on helping health care leaders achieve equity in quality! To learn more and apply, visit mghdisparitiessolutions.org/application-ti…

On behalf of our MGH Equity and Community Health team, we wish you a wonderful #LunarNewYear, Year of the Dragon! 🐲 我们代表全体医务人员和职员，在这龙年来临之际，愿您和您的家庭健康幸福，事事顺利。让我们共同庆祝新的一年，共享新的开始。 新春快乐！

#MonganScienceMinute featuring Aswita Tan-McGrory Disparities Solutions Center pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37782867/

Important question for hospitals to consider: are we providing enough resources and support for Chief Equity Officers to be successful? Joseph Betancourt Commonwealth Fund

Join BCRC April 1st 6-8pm ET on Zoom, "Raising the Bar on Advancing Health Equity in Healthcare Institutions and Our State". To learn more, visit docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

MGH Psychiatry Center for Racial Equity and Justice announces their upcoming film viewing, Notes from the Field, on March 25th from 5-7:45pm at Simches Building. To RSVP, please complete this form by March 21st: forms.office.com/Pages/Response…

Racial health disparities remain in all states: Commonwealth Fund | Modern Healthcare ⁦Joseph Betancourt⁩ ⁦Disparities Solutions Center⁩ modernhealthcare.com/providers/raci…

The Mongan Institute is hosting our annual Haddad Lecture as a MassGeneral Medicine Grand Rounds 5/9 at 8am. This year’s speaker is Dr. David Williams, Norman Professor of Public Health & Chair, Dept. of Social & Behavioral Sciences at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Watch here: healthcare.mgb.org/streaming/Live…

You’re invited to join the Health Equity Data & Delivery Science Certificate Program. A game-changer for anyone passionate about making a difference in healthcare. Let's bridge gaps, empower communities, and drive meaningful change together! youtube.com/watch?v=VB2TO6…

Sandra Ryeom David A. Drew Sam Klempner Jeeyun Lee MD Jeremy L. Davis MD, FACS HopeForStomachCancer Clinical & Translational Epidemiology Unit - MGH Mass General Cancer Center Disparities Solutions Center Mongan Institute

There is still time to apply to the 2024-25 Disparities Leadership Program! Applications are due Friday, Aug. 2nd.

DSC Faculty, Esteban A. Barreto, PhD, MA, new publication "A Framework to Promote Implementation of Patient-Reported Outcomes in Institutions Caring for Vulnerable and Underserved Cancer Populations" is now available here: rdcu.be/dLC3g Esteban Barreto

Aswita Tan-McGrory, MBA, MSPH, Director of the Disparities Solutions Center, will be speaking on Thurs. Oct. 31st in the Pre-Conference Workshop on Health Equity. Learn more and register here: events.ncqa.org/his2024/sessio…