Cynthia Geppert, MD, MA, MPH, MSBE, DPS

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Has the VA Fulfilled its Commitment to Trust and Healing?

Author:: Cynthia Geppert, MD, MA, MPH, MSBE, DPS

Publish date: August 6, 2024

Though the US Department of Veterans Affairs receives a great deal of criticism, there is substantial evidence that federal practitioners are fulfi...

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Fighting to Serve: Women in Military Medicine

Author:: Cynthia Geppert, MD, MA, MPH, MSBE, DPS

Publish date: March 2, 2024

True and lasting equity in federal health care will require following the inspiring examples of known and unknown trailblazing women who fought the...

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Equity and Inclusion in Military Recruitment: The Case for Neurodiversity in Uniform

Author:: Cynthia Geppert, MD, MA, MPH, MSBE, DPS

Publish date: December 2, 2023

History has shown that discrimination in military recruitment only weakens the fighting force, whereas diversity, including neurodiversity, in the ...

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Where Have All the Future Veterans Gone?

Author:: Cynthia Geppert, MD, MA, MPH, MSBE, DPS

Publish date: November 3, 2023

The title of this Veterans Day editorial is a paraphrase of the legendary folk artist Pete Seeger’s protest song populari...

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Salute to Service Dogs

Author:: Cynthia Geppert, MD, MA, MPH, MSBE, DPS

Publish date: September 15, 2023

Ever since their domestication about 20,000 years ago, dogs have been cherished for their indomitable and ge...