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VOLUME 4, ISSUE 1

Be the Voice for Change

Clinicians and scientists share how small steps can yield meaningful results

12 MINUTE READ

Advocacy starts with you

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CLINICIAN PERSPECTIVE

A Second Shot to Prevent the First

Joseph Sakran, MD, MPH, MPA’s journey from patient to trauma surgeon to gun violence prevention advocate

7 MINUTE READ

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PATIENT PERSPECTIVE

Still Defending Off the Field

Former NFL player Art Still’s path to advocacy

5 MINUTE READ

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MEET THE ADVOCATE

The Missing Step in the Scientific Method

How Thomas Valley, MD, MS, advocates for change based on his pulse oximetry research

9 MINUTE READ

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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

Start Your Own Advocacy Journey

Editor in Chief Panagis Galiatsatos, MD, MPH, on what advocacy means to him

5 MINUTE READ

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FROM THE FRONT LINES

When ‘Do No Harm’ Goes Global

Health Care Without Harm is leading the climate advocacy movement for clinicians—and you can join

6 MINUTE READ

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CHEST INITIATIVES

Continuing a Legacy of Advocacy

How CHEST members can turn their expertise into impact

4 MINUTE READ

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RESEARCH INTEGRITY

Good research informs best practices

Trials and Errors
Beyond the Algorithm
Recalibrating the Norm
Rare Needs Representation Too
A Trust That We Work Hard to Maintain
And more

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ACCESS TO CARE

Identifying barriers to improve patient outcomes

Denied, Delayed, Distressed
Air Apparent: Patent Law Is Choking Inhaler Affordability
Waking Up to the Quiet Injustice of Underinsurance
Where the Rubber Meets the Remedies
The Unsung Heroes of Health Insurance
And more

READ VOLUME 3, ISSUE 2 »

CULTIVATING OPPORTUNITY

Shaping the clinicians of tomorrow

The Irony of the EDUCATE Act
Increasing the Representation of Black Men in Medicine
Fighting for Optimal Health Outcomes
Building a Path Toward APP Inclusion
Advancing Clinician Diversity Through Mentorship
And more

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LIFE WITH DISABILITIES

Understanding, persevering, empowering

From Stigma to Strength
My Last Wave
Disabled and Whole
This Armor of Mine
From Her Home to the House
And more

READ VOLUME 2, ISSUE 3 »

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