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The New Gastroenterologist
Calendar
Information about upcoming events and award deadlines.
Early Career
Lessons learned as a gastroenterologist on social media
Social media provides a novel opportunity to improve health literacy while humanizing and restoring fading trust in health care.
Private Practice Perspectives
Navigating a pandemic: The importance of preparedness in independent GI practices
As early-career GI physicians who are familiar with new technologies, you are in a great position to lead the practices you join into the future...
Commentary
‘I can’t breathe’: Health inequity and state-sanctioned violence
Whether we know it or not, we all carry some form of implicit bias.
Commentary
Letter from the Board of Editors: Call to action (again)
We commit to delivering content that highlights racial injustices and health disparities for all people, as we seek to understand the many factors...
Commentary
How racism contributes to the effects of SARS-CoV-2
Underrepresented minorities face systemic bias and racism when interacting with the healthcare system, Dr. Salles writes.
The New Gastroenterologist
Coronavirus impact on medical education: Thoughts from two GI fellows’ perspectives
The changes to our schedules and lack of in-person educational conferences seemingly happened overnight – the shock of being pulled from clinics,...
Postfellowship Pathways
Choosing a career in health equity and health care policy
I have no doubt that the Commonwealth Fund Fellowship will alter the trajectory of my career. It has already affected my career path in ways that...
News
Fighting COVID and police brutality, medical teams take to streets to treat protesters
“I am working full time and basically being at the protest after getting straight off of work,” said Butler, who is black. That’s tiring, she...
Ethics
Ethical considerations in nutrition support because of provider bias
Case:
A 37-year-old woman presents with severe emaciation (body mass index, 9.4 kg/m2) because of chronic severe avoidant/...