Search results for "Immigration"
ACP issues comprehensive statement on U.S. immigration policy
The statement details ACP's opposition to discrimination, religious tests, refugee bans, and denial of entry to persons with legal visas and expresses grave concerns about the implications of the recent executive order on medical education, access to health care services, public health, and families.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2017/02/07/2.htm
7 Feb 2017
Civil surgeons can help pave the way to citizenship
An FACP explains what a civil surgeon does and why he thinks more internal medicine physicians should consider doing it.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/04/civil-surgeons-can-help-pave-the-way-to-citizenship.htm
1 Apr 2024
New series on Latinx health care from an ACP intern
Four Spanish-language interviews with ACP leaders discuss promoting equity and advocating for the rights of immigrants.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/01/new-series-on-latinx-health-care-from-an-acp-intern.htm
1 Jan 2024
ACP's Job Placement Center provides career opportunities at Internal Medicine Meeting 2022
Physicians looking for a job may submit a job seeker's profile and/or upload their CV to reach participating employers.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/04/12/6.htm
12 Apr 2022
ACP's Job Placement Center provides career opportunities at Internal Medicine Meeting 2022
Physicians looking for a job may submit a job seeker's profile and/or upload their CV to reach participating employers.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/03/08/6.htm
8 Mar 2022
Health equity: The finish line
Repairing multiple layers within systems is fundamental in changing policy and involves advocacy at the individual level and at the professional society level.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/04/health-equity-the-finish-line.htm
1 Apr 2023
IMGs face uncertainty amid politics, rhetoric
Proposed changes to U.S. immigration policy have had a ripple effect on the medical field.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/01/imgs-face-uncertainty-amid-politics-rhetoric.htm
1 Jan 2019
ACP addresses systemic racism, commits to being an antiracist organization
A new policy statement outlined the College's recommendations for addressing and mitigating systemic racism, including discrimination in law enforcement, as well as its commitment to expanding existing policies on disparities in health care and on hate crimes as a public health issue.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/06/23/4.htm
23 Jun 2020
MKSAP quiz: Follow-up for hepatitis B
A 25-year-old man is evaluated in follow-up after recently testing positive for hepatitis B surface antigen. He underwent testing as part of the immigration process from Somalia. Two other siblings also have hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. Following a physical exam, lab studies, and ultrasound, what is the most appropriate management?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2017/09/19/3.htm
19 Sep 2017
Physicians report moral distress over ‘emergency-only’ hemodialysis for undocumented immigrants
Clinicians reported emotional and physical exhaustion, as well as being troubled by witnessing unnecessary suffering and high mortality.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/05/22/4.htm
22 May 2018