Kecia Gaither, MD, participated in one of the National Medical Association’s Facebook Live discussion series as part of 2020 Black Maternal Health Week. This session focused on COVID-19 and Maternal and Child Health. Dr. Gaither spoke about her experience in the Bronx, or as she called it, “the heart of COVID country,” and answered questions about coronavirus symptoms for pregant women, what they can do to boost their immune system.
Students from Eastmoor Academy High School, a Columbus City School, showed up at Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center to hear a mini-lecture from Anezi Uzendu, MD, on the heart and participate in virtual heart caths on a simulator. Dr. Uzendu was also shadowed for part of the day, by a ninth grader named Genesis. The program, launched 7 years ago, allows Eastmoor Academy High School students to come to the Center's clinical skills lab for hands-on activities and to interact with healthcare...
Over 120 women joined Sheila Sahni, MD, for 'Heart Art,’ “a ladies-only” paint night in celebration of American Heart Month. Prior to the painting session, Dr. Sahni discussed the signs of heart attacks in women, tips for preventing heart attacks and heart-healthy foods, some of which were provided as snacks. Participants, then, painted heart-themed artwork, which they took home.
Cheryl Pegus, MD, served as co-host for Portland IPA’s winter "Women in Medicine" Speed Networking event for women physicians and advanced practice providers. Cambia Health Solutions partnered with Portland IPA, an independent practice association in the Portland Metropolitan area, on the networking session. The evening’s guided format involved...
In an OpEd for The Hill, Tochi Okwuosa, MD, writes about the laments of her patients’ for the “good old days” and explains why the focus on preventive services in the healthcare system need to move towards providing an excellent quality of health care, in order to create good new days for all patients.
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