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CRRIT, led by Michael Mensah, MD, MHS, MPH, Ayman, Julia Etkin, Joseph Ross, & Reshma Ramachandran, has submitted comments on U.S. FDA's guidance on "Collection of Race and Ethnicity Data in Clinical Trials and Clinical Studies for FDA-Regulated Medical Products."

Counseling patients who report wanting "peace of mind" after breast surgery is challenging since there's very little known about this; hopefully our study motivates much needed work in this space #breastcancer Rachel Adams Greenup Yale Cancer Center NCSP at Yale link.springer.com/article/10.124…

Congrats 🎇 !! Dr. Fabiola Molina on your award-winning Hamolsky Junior Faculty Award at #SGIM24. Way to go!!

Michael Mensah, MD, MHS, MPH

Our study developing leading indicators for #clinicaltrialdiversity is out Reviewing U.S. FDA + stakeholder guidance we identified 14 recommendations for advancing diversity which we built into a reference standard +used to evaluate sponsor public policies bmjmedicine.bmj.com/content/3/1/e0…

A huge shout out to co-authors Joseph Ross Cary Gross Reshma Ramachandran Jason L. Schwartz Michael Mensah, MD, MHS, MPH William Pelletiers + Sakinah Carter Suttiratana

Joseph Ross Cary Gross Reshma Ramachandran Jason L. Schwartz Michael Mensah, MD, MHS, MPH Our findings show many #pharma cos dont have public #clinicaltrial #diversity policies, although policies are more common in large v non-large cos. Corporate policies can be better leveraged to promote representation in research & implementation of FDA & stakeholder guidance

"Family caregiving extends far beyond the arrival of a new child and includes the increasingly common situation of caring for children, older adults, and/or other loved ones who experience illness or other needs." Reshma Jagsi Elena Fuentes-Afflick, MD, MPH JAMA Health Forum jamanetwork.com/journals/jama-…

Racialized environments or place shaped by racist practices like #redlining & #residentialsegregation influence where and how #SSP operate in the US. Learn more at: PDF available at: authors.elsevier.com/a/1jh9J1LiD3Hd…

"AbbVie's TV spots say that all patients who take the drug, called #Ubrelvy, can expect their migraine pain to be eliminated after a single dose, and that one dose works fast against migraines. None of these claims have been demonstrated in clinical trials," wrote U.S. FDA.

Really looking forward to this one.

Pls read, help to amplify thread from UCSF Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative #unsheltered #homelessness #California

BREAKING: Doctors & health professionals across the country sent a letter to Bernie Sanders & U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. urging them take action on the exorbitantly high prices of novel diabetes & obesity medications that are hurting patient access: bit.ly/47vKmDK

This Friday at 9, Michael Mensah, MD, MHS, MPH moderates an online panel on the social responsibility of #medical #journals. More info & registration below:

Congrats Reshma Ramachandran on your testimony this week Bernie Sanders round-table on drug pricing/access. Making National CSP proud!

Terrific explainer from Zain Rizvi of HELP Committee Dems on how Novo Nordisk is price gouging our patients on #Ozempic & #Wegovy ahead of tomorrow's hearing with the CEO & what Bernie Sanders is doing to enable affordable access. Grateful for their hard work on this issue. Doctors for America

Delighted to celebrate #NLPD as a Latina physicians scientist, leader, & full professor in academic medicine. Grateful for my fellow incredible Latina physician leaders UCSF School of Medicine like Julie A Sosa, MD and Sarah Alba-Nguyen, MD and my BFF Stanford Medicine Carolyn Rodriguez ❤️

While applying to med school, a school dean told my close mentor I couldn’t be taught bc I had taken the MCAT three times. Ten years later, I passed every exam + *BOARD CERTIFIED* Internal Med doc + in Heme fellowship. Never let labels determine what you achieve! #BlackDocStories

5 more days to submit to ESS for the 2025 annual meetings in Boston — our Sociology of Health Professions Education group would love to have you be a part of things!