Megan Deichen Hansen, PhD, is the lead author of the article Traversing Traditions: Prenatal Care and Birthing Practice Preferences Among Black Women in North Florida, published April 15, 2021 in the journal Ethnicity & Disease.  She is a post-doctoral scholar at the Florida State University College of Medicine in the Department of Behavioral Sciences and Social Medicine, Center for Behavioral Health Integration. 

The paper shares the results of research that explored prenatal practices and birthing experiences among Black women living in an urban North Florida community. Coauthors at the College of Medicine are George Rust, MD and Joedrecka Brown Speights, MD.

The abstract is available now, as is the full article to subscribers. All Ethnicity & Disease articles are permanently archived in PubMed Central and are available after a six-month period on PubMed Central as well as on the Ethnicity & Disease website.

Congratulations to Dr. Julia Sheffler for receiving a KL2 Scholar award through the NIH National Center for Advancement of Translational Science (NCATS). The KL2 is for two years and offers up to 75 percent protected time for research, $20,000 per year for research-related activity and $2,500 per year for travel.

The KL2 award is a Mentored Career Development Award to support newly trained clinicians appointed by an institution for activities related to the development of a successful clinical and translational research career. 

KL2 Scholars also have a number of other special opportunities and privileges, including:

• • Advice and oversight from the KL2 Multidisciplinary Advisory Committee to support your career development.
• • Opportunity to participate in the Southeast CTSA Consortium Preceptor Program with visits to other CTSA preceptors for advice and assistance with your research.
• • Additional special K Scholar seminars and workshops
• • K to R Boot Camp Programs

Dr. Sheffler is an Associate Professor in the Department of Behavioral Sciences and Social Medicine, working in the Center for Translational Behavioral Science as Director of the Integrative Science for Healthy Aging program. 

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“The Special Meeting of the House of Delegates took the place of the normally occurring Interim meeting originally set to be held in San Diego. Although this meeting was held virtually, the House of Delegates would still hear resolutions on topics deemed urgent and timely. The Medical Student Section (MSS) submitted several resolutions that met this criteria and attended the requisite Reference Committee hearings where they provided impassioned testimony on the subject matter and the importance of adoption. The support that was garnered for the issues introduced and championed by medical students was so immense that nearly all the resolutions introduced were recommended for adoption with minor amendments. These policies included the recognition of racism as a public health crisis, denouncing racial essentialism in health care and medical education, recognition of police brutality as a manifestation of structural racism, advocating for equitable access to telehealth, the expedited retirement of USMLE Step 2 Clinical Skills, and support for a Public Option. These are just some among the many important resolutions adopted to help make medicine more equitable and safe for our fellow medical students, physicians, and patients.”

Respectfully,

Ian Motie

Ian Motie

Florida State University College of Medicine

MD Candidate | Class of 2021

Region 4 Chair, AMA Medical Student Section