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Urban Service Talks is a student centered, student run podcast series developed and produced by Urban Health/AHEC Scholars, and is sponsored by CT AHEC. Urban Service Talks explores issues and answers questions important to today's and tomorrow's healthcare workforce. The focus of the podcast includes key pillars of the Urban Service Track/AHEC Scholars program: interprofessional education and team-based care, addressing social determinants of health, and care for the underserved, while featuring the voices of students from a variety of healthcare profession training programs at UCONN and Quinnipiac University. The topics for the podcasts are varied and feature students, professionals, and community members. The target audience includes health professions trainees, health and public health professionals, as well as pre-health professions students. To listen to the podcast, access Urban Service Talks through your preferred media account. Stay connected with Urban Service Talks through Twitter @TalksService and Instagram @urbanservicetalks. We welcome listener feedback about topics, presenters and most importantly, the dialogue and energy of our podcast series. Please contact us at ust.pod@gmail.com.
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Monday Jun 24, 2024
Monday Jun 24, 2024
In this podcast, Eddyson Altidor, a third-year dental student at UConn School of Dental Medicine, engages in a discussion with Dr. Jeffrey F. Hines, Chief Diversity Officer at UConn Health. Together, they explore affirmative action and its implications for primary care within the healthcare realm. Dr. Hines shares his expertise, providing insights into the evolution of affirmative action and its specific relevance to primary care. They address essential questions aimed at unraveling the complexities surrounding affirmative action's impact on healthcare, discussing its advantages, drawbacks, and dispelling misconceptions. Dr. Hines highlights how affirmative action impacts patients in primary care and emphasizes the role of healthcare education institutions in fostering diversity. Moreover, they discuss the need for policy changes and advocacy efforts to promote diversity and equity in primary care. Join Urban Service Talks to listen, become informed and learn more about opportunities for health professions students/professionals.
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