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POLITICAL&SOCIAL ACTION |
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Beth Israel residents and faculty are encouraged to take action on the local, state and national level to improve equitable access to health care. Linda Prine, MD at a speak out with medical students at a Health Care Access - Occupy Wall Street demonstration.
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Beth Israel Residents and Attendings ran a Birth Control Clinic and Sexual Health Fair organized by Law students for Reproductive Justive to fight inequities in University provided health insurance.
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Program Director, Andreas Cohrssen, MD, participating in a Health Care for All march throughout lower Manhattan. Beth Israel Residents joined the march as part of their Wednesday afternoon educational sessions.
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ACADEMICS in ACTION |
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All BIFP residents are members of the American Academy of Family Physicians. As a residency chapter BIFP's resident delegates vote on New York State AFP policy at the annual Council of Delegates in Albany, NY.
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-- COMMUNITY COLLABORATIONS -- |
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Health Care for the Homeless |
Washington Irving High School School Based Health Center |
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-- INNOVATIONS -- |
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Residents participate in the weekly Women's Health / Procedure Session where they learn endometrial biopsies, polyp removal, diaphragm fitting, IUD placement and more. At right Attending, Dr. Linda Prine reviews the technique for IUD placement with BIFP resident.
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Electronic Medical Records |
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All BIFP residents train in Complementary and Alternative Medicine with Dr. Ben Kligler, Research Director and provider at The Center for Health & Healing.
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BIFP residents established their own Beth Israel Residency Chapter of the New York State Academy of Family Physicians -- the local New York County Academy of Family Physicians (NYC-AFP) holds its chapter meetings at IFH.
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