The Role of Physician Advocacy in Achieving Health Equity: Where is the allergist-immunologist? - PMC

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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Apr 1. Published in final edited form as: J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2022 Feb 4;10(4):910–917. doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2022.01.033 Abstract As allergists and immunologists many of us have likely worked in the capacity of being an advocate for individual patients. However how many of us are aware of our ability to be effective advocates who address root causes of health issues through policy changes? Physician advocacy is not a core competency medical specialty training (except pediatrics) yet physicians’ clinical and research expertise; and…

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