Addressing health care disparities: Speakers advocate for greater inclusion

Health care professionals nationally may be inadequately trained to address gaps in health care affecting underserved communities, according to findings published this summer in a JAMA Network Open paper. VCU’s health sciences schools are working to bridge this gap.

In the fall of 2020, VCU’s health sciences schools initiated several inaugural events to increase awareness of the health care needs of diverse populations and increase opportunities for inclusion and equity in the workforce.

Here, VCU experts and guests invited by VCU’s health sciences schools share their insights regarding the events and the topics explored. (author introduction)