“Racial health disparities are an embarrassing failure of modern medicine and society. We are experiencing a moment in history where there may be collective will to finally address entrenched problems. I am proud to help the AGA Research Foundation and AGA in its ongoing efforts to improve equity in digestive health and gastroenterology.”
“We have made incredible advances in all areas of gastroenterology and hepatology but we need to be able to help all of our patients. That quest begins with ensuring that our field of gastroenterology represents all of us.”
“I've donated to AGA Giving Day because I believe the work being done will have an immediate positive impact, and will continue to benefit future generations of patients, physicians, scientists, health providers and trainees.”
“Donations to support our fight to eradicate disparities in digestive diseases is quite literally a matter of life and death. Eliminating disparities in digestive diseases would save countless lives. Resolving health disparities is also estimated to save the health care system over 200 billion dollars, resources that can then be used to find cures for digestive and other diseases.”
“Supporting health disparities research ensures that all individuals, regardless of background, have the opportunity for the best possible health. In addition, optimizing the health of all individuals in our nation makes our nation healthier and productive. By supporting research in disparities, we acknowledge that they are subgroups of our population that have not benefited from our rich medical knowledge and advancement as much as others. We also dedicate ourselves to using our knowledge and skills to help all those that seek medical attention, consistent with the oath we take when we become physicians.”
“Basic, translational and clinical research findings are the foundation of all care that our healthcare workforce provides to patients, but we need to learn a lot more about factors that contribute to health disparities and how we can overcome them. With your support we can directly tackle this understudied area. We hope all our members and their friends will come together to donate any amount they would like, small or large, in order to make a big collective difference in health disparities.”
Will you join your peers in making a tax-deductible donation to the AGA Research Foundation to support AGA Giving Day?
Contributors will be recognized as supporters of our fight to achieve equity and eradicate disparities in digestive diseases.
