The COMmunicator 2020-21 Vol. 2 | Page 40

“DO THESE SCRUBS MAKE ME LOOK LIKE A DOCTOR?”

Alumna, Jessica Urso, DO ’19, is a resident physician in the combined Internal Medicine-Pediatrics program at UMMS-Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, MA. Her article, “Do these scrubs make me look like a doctor?” discusses the ever-mounting biases that exist around female physicians, and the continued struggle to defend the integrity and validity of the osteopathic profession.

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Alumna, Shalini Shah, DO '17, published an article, "Physician, Activist — Does One Preclude the Other?" examining the intersectionality between one's role as a physician and the countless others that define our humanity. As such, she asks her fellow physicians to "Take a stand... We must all be activists, channeling the energy for which we advocate for our patients in health care settings into the political and advocacy arena."

Dr. Shah is a pediatric attending at Boston Children’s Hospital and is a staunch advocate for environmental health and health equity. 

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PHYSICIAN, ACTIVIST— DOES ONE PRECLUDE THE OTHER?