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Bridging the Gap: addressing medical and social needs improves diabetes care and outcomes

March 29, 2023 sarah JonasResearch Results

Housed at the University of Chicago Medicine, the Bridging the Gap: Reducing Disparities in Diabetes Care Initiative has published the results of their five-year project aimed at addressing disparities in diabetes care nationwide.

Monica Peek, MD, elected to National Academy of Medicine

October 18, 2022 sarah JonasAnnouncement

Renowned UChicago Medicine health disparities researcher Monica E. Peek, MD, MPH, MsC, was one of 100 people elected to the 2022 class of the National Academy of Medicine, one of the highest honors in the field. Peek, an internist and the Ellen H. Block Professor for Health Justice, was elected for her international leadership in reducing health disparities through research examining how structural racism and the social determinants of health perpetuate disparities in Black communities.

How to talk to patients of color about the COVID-19 vaccine amid hesitancy and mistrust

February 9, 2021 sarah JonasResearch Results

A new Annals of Internal Medicine editorial co-authored by a University of Chicago Medicine health disparities researcher offers practical tips for clinicians to discuss the COVID-19 vaccine with patients of color who may be hesitant to get vaccinated.