Vol. 6 No. 1 (2022): Harvard Medical Student Review: Issue 6 – March 2022
Issue 6 of the Harvard Medical Student Review showcases a diverse collection of student scholarship examining pressing challenges in modern medicine. Articles in this issue explore pervasive homophobia in medical education, the physician’s role in addressing gun violence, and the misuse of race in clinical decision-making, alongside critical analyses of mental health referrals in physician aid-in-dying laws and the historical roots of modern therapeutics in folk remedies. Additional contributions address the risks of polygenic risk scores for exacerbating racial health disparities, strategies to reduce childhood respiratory infections from indoor air pollution, and original research on high-fidelity simulation and standardized patient families in preclinical medical education. Together, these pieces highlight the voices of emerging physician-leaders committed to equity, ethics, and innovation in healthcare.
