The Myth of the Great Equalizer: Covid-19

In March 2020, medical schools around the country suspended all in-person teaching and clinical rotations due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Glued to the news and Covid-19 case tracking maps, we spent the first few months of the pandemic watching this crisis evolve from within our homes and communities rather than within our hospital and clinics. That perspective enabled one UWSMPH student, Angela Olvera, to identify and address gaps within our country's pandemic response—gaps that disproportionately affect some more than others. In this episode, Angela discusses medical student social responsibility and her work combating heath inequities exacerbated and 'unmasked' by Covid-19.