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Knowledge, Perceptions, and Attitudes regarding Health Equity Concepts among California Medical Students

Gustavo Valbuena - Professor, Public Health

Status: Full- no new appr needed     Weekly Hours: to be negotiated     Location: Off Campus

The necessity for integrating health equity concepts into medical education is critical now more than ever considering the recent years marked by the COVID-19 pandemic and heightened awareness of racial injustices. These events have highlighted the critical disparities in health outcomes across marginalized communities, emphasizing the urgent need for...

 Biological & Health Sciences   Social Sciences

Combating Disparities in Hypertension: Barriers to Fixed-Dose Combination Utilization across the UC Health System

Gustavo Valbuena - Professor, Public Health

Status: Current Term Now Closed     Weekly Hours: to be negotiated     Location: Off Campus

Uncontrolled hypertension (HTN) is a growing global public health crisis requiring novel interventions. As a major risk factor for ischemic heart disease, chronic kidney disease (CKD), heart failure, dementia, pregnancy complications like preeclampsia and stroke, hypertension is a leading cause of premature death and healthcare costs in the United States...

 Biological & Health Sciences   Social Sciences

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