Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Editor's Blog

  • Achieving Health Equity in the Native American Physician Workforce
    Nicole Stern, MD, MPH, FACP | March 13, 2023


    Despite the Supreme Court’s recent, and ongoing, review of the legality of race-conscious admissions, American Indians and Alaska Natives (heretofore collectively referred to as Native Americans), should be excluded given their governmental and political status in the United States (US).1 As Native Americans battle some of the worst health care disparities in this country, they suffer due to inadequately funded health care. This is a fact.

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    Changing from IDEAS to DEI!

    I’m excited to announce that we are changing our name from Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Anti-racism, & Social Justice (IDEAS) to Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI). This change will also be implemented across the Neurology family of journals.

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    DEI Blogs

  • Voices Against Systemic Racism and Inequities in Society

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    Check out the most recent DEI-related podcast!

    Racial and Ethnic Differences in Antiseizure Medications Among People with Epilepsy on Medicaid

    Dr. Halley Alexander talks with Dr. Wyatt Bensken about the difference in antiseizure medications between racial and ethnic groups among people with epilepsy. Read the related article in Neurology: Clinical Practice. 

    Listen to a curated selection of Neurology Podcasts on DEI content, chosen by Neurology DEI Section Editor, Joshua A. Budhu, MD, MS. Listen now.
     

    DEI in Neurology Video Journal Club

     

     

    Check out the most recent DEI topic from the Neurology Video Journal Club!
     

    In this episode, Dr. Grethen Tietjen, Distinguished University Professor Emerita of Neurology at University of Toledo, Ohio is joined by Dr. Anna Pace, Assistant Professor of Neurology at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to discuss an article published online July 11, 2022 in Neurology: Migraine, Migraine Disability, Trauma, and Discrimination in Sexual and Gender Minority Individuals.
     

     

    Taking a Stand

     

     

    Current State of LGBTQ+ Disparities in Neurology and Neurologic Training

    By Sarah Friedman, MD. Blog published and shared by the Neurology® Resident & Fellow Section. [Read]
     

    AAN Anti-Racism Education Program

    The AAN Anti-racism Education Program is an on demand, learn at your own pace anti-racism core curriculum unique for neurologists. This program is designed to be completed over several months with built-in time for reflection between the four modules. [Find out more] 


    Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Anti-racism, and Social Justice (IDEAS) Web Page

    The AAN has launched a new web page to highlight its initiatives and resources in the area of inclusion, diversity, equity, anti-racism, and social justice. [Find out more] 
     

    Dispatches from Ukrainian Neurologists: ‘We Need Medicines for Our Patients and Peace in Our Country’ [Find out more]

     

    New & Notable

     

     

    October 5, 2022

    • Teleneurology visits increased by nearly 2,000-fold at the University of Pennsylvania Health System during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic
      Reference:
      Tropea TF, Fuentes A, Roberts Z, et al. Provider experience with Teleneurology in an academic neurology department. Telemed J E Health 2022;28:374-383. DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2021.0096
       
    • Though telemedicine aims to help provide care to patients in a variety of settings, disparities in teleneurology parallel disparities seen outside the telemedicine context, and warrant consideration as we expand services at free and low-cost health clinics 

     

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  • Welcome to the Neurology Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI) Online Section!

    The Neurology Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI) is an online section linked to the larger Journal family that supports the journal’s purpose “to advance the field by presenting new basic and clinical research with emphasis on knowledge that will influence the way neurology is practiced.”

    The founding Co-Editors of the Neurology DEI online section developed the initial mission, vision, and goals statement to provide guidance and accountability:

    Mission: To increase awareness and understanding of DEI and in turn foster the Neurology journal mission “to publish outstanding peer-reviewed original research articles, editorials, and reviews to enhance patient care, education, clinical research, and professionalism.”

    Vision: For the Neurology DEI online section is to be the premier destination for patient care, research, education, policy, and advocacy content related to DEI in neurology.

    Goals: 

    1. To highlight peer-reviewed original research articles, editorials, reviews, and any other content published across the Neurology journal family relating to DEI topics, including contributions that increase our understanding or propose solutions to improve health and healthcare equity.
    2. To provide a welcoming, respectful, and safe forum for the Neurology community to amplify our perspectives and lived experiences.
    3. To share opportunities that advance DEI in health and health care within and beyond the field of neurology.
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  • Call for "Voices: Lived Experiences"

    Submit short first-person accounts (1000 words or less) of experiences lived within the realm of diversity, equity, and inclusion with the goal of informing and enlightening our community on these critical issues. 

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  • DEI Podcasts

    Listen to a curated selection of Neurology Podcasts on DEI content, chosen by Neurology DEI Section Editor, Joshua A. Budhu, MD, MS.

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  • Meet the Editor

    Dr. Joshua Budhu

    Joshua A. Budhu, MD, MS

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