Association of Race/Ethnicity With Hospital Discharge Disposition After Elective Total Knee Arthroplasty
October 31, 2019
Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is one of the most common elective procedures performed in adults with end-stage arthritis. Racial disparities…
Racial bias in a medical algorithm favors white patients over sicker black patients
October 31, 2019
A widely used algorithm that predicts which patients will benefit from extra medical care dramatically underestimates the health needs of…
Topic choice contributes to the lower rate of NIH awards to African-American/black scientists
October 21, 2019
Despite efforts to promote diversity in the biomedical workforce, there remains a lower rate of funding of National Institutes of…
Health Equity and Implementation Science in Heart, Lung, Blood, and Sleep-Related Research
October 21, 2019
Disparities in health outcomes for heart, lung, blood, and sleep-related health conditions are pervasive in the United States, with an…
Diversity Champion: Dr. Susana Morales Appointed to Director of the Weill Cornell Medicine Diversity Center of Excellence
September 20, 2019
Since her arrival to the Weill Department of Medicine in 1998, Dr. Susana Morales has championed numerous educational initiatives that…
Practicing Health Equity: Theory & Fieldwork in North Brooklyn
September 20, 2019
This two-credit, experiential program combines health equity studies with anthropological fieldwork aimed at improving people's lives and sustaining communities in…
Health informatics and health equity: improving our reach and impact
September 20, 2019
Health informatics studies the use of information technology to improve human health. As informaticists, we seek to reduce the gaps…
Weill Cornell Medicine Eliminates Medical Education Debt for All Qualifying Students
September 18, 2019
A transformative new scholarship program established by Weill Cornell Medicine will eliminate medical education debt for all students who qualify…
Cornell Tech and Weill Cornell Medicine Awarded Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Grant for Research on Technology and Home Health Aides
September 12, 2019
Cornell Tech and Weill Cornell Medicine have been awarded a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) grant that will fund interdisciplinary research on…
Programs Empower Underrepresented Student Entrepreneurs
September 6, 2019
Women and underrepresented minority entrepreneurs are beginning to close the gap with their white male counterparts in startup rates overall,…