In Print
Photo by Steve Gilbert From Focus:
Some
Care Disparities Narrow Though Inequalities Persist
More targeted programs will be needed to eliminate persistent racial disparities
in health care, concluded the authors of three large studies in the Aug. 18 New
England Journal of Medicine. One of the studies, led by Amal Trivedi, found that
some improvements have occurred in the last decade, however.
Upcoming
The 12th Annual Thomas J. White Symposium:
Health Care, Rebuilding, and Solidarity: From
Haiti to Rwanda
• Philip Gourevitch,
Paris Review
• Paul Farmer,
Harvard Medical School, Partners In Health
• Joia Mukherjee,
Harvard Medical School, Partners In Health
Saturday, Oct. 1
3:00–5:00p.m.
Lab Works
A multimedia site featuring Harvard Medical research.
StudenTalk
Personal takes on issues inside and outside the classroom.
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Spotlight
Photo by Steve Gilbert Uniform
Expectations
Incoming MD and HSDM students received their white coats on Sept. 1, the
first rite of passage toward becoming a doctor. See inside for a photo gallery
of White Coat Day.
Harvard Aids Hurricane Victims
The University will match gifts up to $100 from members of the Harvard
community to selected charities aiding the victims of Hurricane Katrina.
Student Scene
Surgeon-Journalist
Plies Both Trades in Iraqi War Zone
In an interview by Erica Seiguer, CNN medical correspondent Sanjay Gupta (above)
recounts his experiences in Iraq with the U.S. Navy’s medical unit, the “Devil
Docs.”
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