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We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. Back to Healio Key takeaways: DEI can shape recruitment by seeking clinicians committed to serving diverse communities. Outreach and expanded screening access can help reduce barriers and reach underserved patients. Diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in medical practice are not just about reaching underserved communities but should also influence who is recruited to care for them. According to Andy Tau, MD, FACG, FASGE, chair of recruiting at Austin Gastroenterology in Texas, DEI is helping shape the qualities the practice looks for in its next generation of gastroenterologists. \u201cIt is my overt mission statement to try to recruit people in our group who are excellent gastroenterologists, but I also want them to be people who will be willing, as part of their mission statement as gastroenterologists, to go out in the community and take care of people who may not look like themselves,\u201d Tau told Healio. \u201cThe recruiting effort has to attract excellent gastroenterologists first and foremost, but I\u2019m not satisfied with just that.\u201d This philosophy extends beyond recruitment, according to Tau. Physicians at Austin Gastroenterology participate in outreach across Austin\u2019s cultural communities, including health fairs, community clinics and cultural festivals, where simple conversations with passersby at their booths can translate into patients getting screened and potentially save lives. The practice also has a longstanding partnership with People\u2019s Community Clinic of Austin, providing colonoscopies at no cost for underserved patients, including many non-English speakers and those without insurance. Tau noted that these efforts reflect what he believes DEI should mean, particularly in a state like Texas where the term itself has become politically charged. \u201cKindness and goodness to one\u2019s neighbor is a Texan value, and so in some ways it just needs to be relabeled, put in a different way,\u201d Tau told Healio. \u201cWhether you want to label that as DEI or whatever you want to say that is, the spirit of charity and spirit of caring for one\u2019s neighbor and being inclusive is my goal when I try to recruit.\u201d Published by: Sources\/Disclosures Source: Healio Interviews
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Tau reports advisory board positions and consulting relationships with 3D Matrix, Boston Scientific, Celltrion Pharmaceuticals, Cook Medical, Neptune Medical, Sebela Pharmaceuticals and Steris.
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