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Journal updates
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Call for Papers: Reducing Poverty and Its Consequences
Submission Deadline: Jul. 1, 2023
As one of the most enduring and complex social problems in the world, poverty, and its eradication, must be addressed through a variety of research and practice domains including social, behavioral, and public health perspectives. Our journal is calling for submissions to a multi-journal collection exploring this significant global issue.
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2021 Cite Score
The 2021 CiteScore for Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities is 4.4. The journal is ranked 20/443 in the Anthropology subject area. More information here: https://www.scopus.com/sources.uri
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Press Release
Springer launches new society journal on health disparities
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Disclosure of Interest and Ethical Standards Form
Editors
Editor-in-Chief:
Cato T. Laurencin, M.D., Ph.D., University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA
Deputy Editor:
Wai Hong (Kevin) Lo, Ph.D., University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT, USA
Associate Editors:
Chiledom A. Ahaghotu, M.D., Ph.D, Howard University, Washington, DC, USA
Joan Reede, M.D., M.S., M.P.H., M.B.A., Boston, MA, USA
Augustus White, M.D., Ph.D., Boston, MA, USA
Statistical Reviewer:
Chia-Ling Kuo, Ph.D.; UConn Health Center, Farmington, CT, USA
Editorial Board:Shervin Assari, M.D., M.P.H., Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Linda Barry, M. D. University of Connecticut, Farmington, CT, USA; Joseph Betancourt, M.D., M.P.H., Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Cedric Bright, M.D., University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA; Carolyn Britton, M.D., M.S., Columbia University, New York, NY, USA; Michael W. Byrd, M.D., M.P.H., Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA; Donna Christensen, M.D., U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C.,USA; Linda Clayton, M.D., M.P.H, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA; Julian D. Ford, Ph.D., University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT, USA; James Gavin III, M.D., Ph.D., Emory University of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA; Lynnezy Gibson, M.D., Newport Beach, CA, USA; George Hill, Ph.D., Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA; Rodney Hood, M.D., Cobb-NMA Institute, Silver Spring, MD, USA; Marja M. Hurley, M.D.,University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA; Sonja Hutchins, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D., Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA; Edith Irby-Jones, M.D., University of Arkansas School of Medicine, Little Rock, AR, USA; Camara P. Jones, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D., Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA; Lovell Jones, Ph.D, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA; Thomas LaVeist, Ph.D., John Hopkins University of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA; Michael Lenoir, M.D., University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA; Robert Like, M.D., M.S., Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, USA; Edith Mitchell, M.D., Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Randall Morgan, M.D., M.B.A., Sarasota Orthopedic Associates, Sarasota FL, USA; Roderic Pettigrew, M.D., Ph.D., National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA; Vivian Pinn, M.D., National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA; Griffin Rodgers, M.D., National Institutes of Health, Bethesda MD, USA; John Ruffin, M.D., National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA; David Satcher, M.D., Ph.D., Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA; Brian Smedley, Ph.D., Health Policy Institute, Washington, DC, USA; Anne E. Sumner, M.D., Diabetes, Endocrinology and Obesity Branch, NIDDK, Bethesda, MD, USA; Richard Allen Williams, M.D., UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Gail Wyatt, Ph.D., David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Young Researcher Editorial Board:
Noé Rubén Chávez, Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA; Sirry Alang, M.A., M.S., Ph.D., Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, USA; Mary-Katherine Smith, DrPH, M.P.H., MCHES, A.T. Still University, Kirksville, MO, USA
Announcements
NEWS ALERTS
Congratulations Dr. Mallory Williams on being selected as the recipient of the 2023 Shipley Award for your paper presentation
entitled, Early Cholecystectomy In Sickle Cell Patients With Gallstone Disease Is Associated With Better Outcomes, on December 5th at The Homestead. ... Read more
The Shipley award will be presented to Dr. Williams during the annual banquet of the 136th Annual Session of the Southern Surgical Association on Tuesday, December 10, 2024, at The Breakers in Palm Beach, FL.
The W. Montague Cobb Institute Mourns the Passing of Dr. Edith P. Mitchell, Trailblazer & Oncology Research Icon
The W. Montague Cobb Institute mourns the sudden and untimely loss of world-renowned cancer researcher and Vice-Chair of its Board of Directors and Chair of the Clinical Research Division. On Sunday, January 21, 2024, Dr. Edith P. Mitchell died doing what she enjoyed best - serving humanity and furthering the lives of cancer patients. Dr. Mitchell was a staunch advocate on cancer research and has been an outstanding Past President of the NMA and current Editor-In-Chief of the JNMA, where her contributions have been immense. She has provided leadership for the Cobb Institute including the establishment of the Jane Cooke Wright Cancer Symposium each year at the National Medical Association Convention and Scientific Assembly. "We share in the collective grief that is felt throughout the US and her contributions to the Cobb Institute will never be forgotten," stated Dr. Randall Morgan- President & CEO.
Dr. Mitchell was Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Medical Oncology and served as Clinical Professor of Medicine and Medical Oncology at Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University and Associate Director for Diversity Programs and Director of the Center to Eliminate Cancer Disparities for Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson.
Dr. Mitchell has spent her medical career helping individuals in underserved areas, and has demonstrated the importance of community service and outreach especially to underserved populations. Her research in breast, colorectal and pancreatic cancers and other Gl malignancies involved new drug evaluation and chemotherapy. development of new therapeutic regimens, chemoradiation strategies for combined modality therapy, patient selection criteria, and supportive care for patients with gastrointestinal cancer.
The 6-3 Supreme Court decision to overturn Grutter v. Bollinger both selectively dismantles Affirmative Action programs in higher education and conceptually threatens the continued existence of Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and therefore this ruling seeks to redefine our nation. Read Our Full Statement of Response from June 30, 2023. Read the Decision on SFFA v Harvard and the University of North Carolina.
Article released on the 2024 Medical Student Scholars for Health Equity in Myeloma program, a collaboration between the International Myeloma Foundation and the W. Montague Cobb/NMA Health Institute. Click here to apply -Learn more about the program here.
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