Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI)

Voices: Lived experiences

  • COVID-19: A grim reminder of my roots
    Joshua Budhu, MD, MS | June 1, 2020

     

    Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic gripped New York City, I have come to dread calling home to my parents. Every conversation ultimately leads to the question: “Is everyone okay?” This is always followed by a pause as my parents consider how much to tell me. Over the past few months, I learned on an almost weekly basis of a new family member, family friend, or neighbor who was hospitalized, transferred to an ICU, or succumbed to the virus. The loss of life and disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on my family and community are a glaring reminder of my roots and how our backgrounds influence health care outcomes.

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  • Taking a Stand on Systemic Racism and Inequities in Society

    American Academy of Neurology Position Statement
    AAN Condemns Racism

    Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in the Era of COVID-19

    International medical graduates in the COVID-19 pandemic era

    Parneet Grewal, MD  
    Department of Neurology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago
    Srikrishna V. Malayala, MD
    Department of Internal Medicine, Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex Campus, DE

    The aging neurologist in the time of COVID-19

    John R. Corboy, MD, FAAN
    Professor, Neurology, University of Colorado School of Medicine

    The “younger” neurologist in the time of COVID-19

    Xenos Mason, MD
    Clinical Fellow in Movement Disorders, UCLA

    Did You Know?

    June 1, 2020

    • COVID-19 has disproportionally affected minority groups?

    • Many hospitals, especially in the New York City area, have been forced to close over the past 20 years as Medicaid and Medicare reimbursement rates were cut in the late 1990s. The hospitals hit hardest are smaller, private, community hospitals without the resources of large academic centers or government-funded hospitals. Many of these hospitals serve our most vulnerable populations and have contributed to disparities in the COVID-19 era.

    • Black men are 2.5 times more likely to die in police custody than white men.


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  • Welcome to the new Neurology Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion Site!

    The Neurology  Equity, Diversity,  & Inclusion (EDI) is a Specialty Site linked to the larger Journal family and supporting 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”.

    As founding Co-Editors of the Neurology  EDI Specialty Site, we developed an initial mission, vision, and goals statement to provide guidance and accountability as we start this venture:

    Mission: To increase awareness and understanding of EDI 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  EDI Specialty Site is to be the premier destination for patient care, research, education, policy, and advocacy content related to EDI 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 EDI 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 EDI in health and healthcare within and beyond the field of neurology.
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  • Call for "Voices: Lived Experiences"

    We encourage you to submit short first-person accounts (1000 words or less) of experiences lived within the realm of equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) with the goal of informing and enlightening our community on these critical issues. Details for submissions can be found here.

     

  • Meet the Editors

    We are very excited to serve as the three inaugural Neurology
    EDI Specialty Site co-Editors! Over the next few weeks, we will share with you why this work is meaningful to each of us. To begin, Neurology EDI Mini-Site co-EditorsDr. Nicole Rosendale andDr. Nicte Itzel Mejia have shared what EDI means to them, and Dr. Jeffrey McClean will soon follow.

    The three of us thank you for reading and look forward to connecting with you as we partner to advance EDI in neurology.

    Editor biographies