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  Collaborating to Conquer Loneliness Amid Pandemic

  The COVID-19 pandemic has made two things abundantly clear: While prevention and management techniques are well-intentioned and successful, social distancing strategies can have severe consequences for older persons who are already at risk for the disease; and university students have had fewer opportunities to learn in traditional settings. Bridging those two paradigms is a collaboration between the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work, UH College of Nursing and Fertitta Family College of Medicine to mitigate the pandemic’s unexpected consequences in Houston by connecting older persons in the Houston area with UH students in both colleges. 

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  Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Telemedicine Usage Persist During Pandemic

  Historical data shows minorities have long faced obstacles to getting the critical health care services they need. When COVID-19 arrived two years ago, telemedicine emerged with the promise of better access to care through virtual delivery of clinical services and consultations.

  But according to a new study led by the Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine and published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine, the rapid implementation of telemedicine didn’t bridge the gap as much as people had hoped. 

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  Q & A with UH College of Medicine’s Assistant Dean of Diversity and Outreach

  As assistant dean of diversity and outreach at the University of Houston College of Medicine, Dr. Kenya Steele’s work extends well beyond the classroom. Her work impacts not only the culture and curriculum at the college, but also the future communities our students will serve and future of the health care industry.

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