WELCOME ENGAGING IN OUR MISSION Nisha Jhalani, MD and Cheryl Pegus, MD

2. WELCOME ENGAGING IN OUR MISSION Nisha Jhalani, MD and Cheryl Pegus, MD

3. HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES IN THE US Healthcare quality and access in the US is not equal A recent report on cardiac care quality of racial/ethnic minority groups found evidence of disparities in 84% of the studies examined1. Only 35% of cardiologists recently surveyed agreed that disparities in overall care exist in the U.S., and only 5% believed disparities exist in the care of their own patients2. People of color and low-income individuals are more likely to be uninsured, face barriers to care, and have higher rates of certain conditions including diabetes, obesity and heart disease3 The Kaiser Family Foundation and the American College of Cardiology Foundation. Racial/Ethnic Differences in Cardiac Care: The Weight of the Evidence. (Report #6040) Available at: www.kff.org. Lurie, N., et. al. Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Care: The Perspectives of Cardiologists. Circulation. 2005; 111: 1264-1269. Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

4. HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES IN THE US Heart disease remains the number one killer of women in the US Women present “differently” with a significantly longer delay to presentation – 54 hours vs 16 hours for men1 Outcomes after a cardiac event are worse in women with higher rates of shock, bleeding, and death Recent studies have shown that women are 2-3 times more likely to survive their heart attack if their doctor is also a woman. The same is true for men – outcomes are improved if they are cared for by a female clinician.2 • Mehta, LS et al. Acute Myocardial Infarction in Women: A Scientific Statement of the American Heart Association. Mar 2016: 133(9). • Greenwood, BN et. al. Patient–physician gender concordance and increased mortality among female heart attack patients. PNAS. 2018; 115 (34) 8569-8574

5. AND YET…. Women only make up 13.2% of all cardiologists, and only 4% of interventional cardiologists1 Minorities are greatly underrepresented in the physician workforce as well with only 2% of cardiologists are black, 3.8% Hispanic, and 12.7% Asian2 WE NEED MORE WOMEN AND MINORITY LEADERS IN CARDIOLOGY TO CARE FOR OUR MOST UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS. Walsh, MN. Women as leaders in cardiovascular medicine. ClinCardiol. 2018; 41: 269-273. Francis C, et al. Working Group 3: How to Encourage More Minorities to Choose a Career in Cardiology. JACC; Vol. 44, No. 2., 2004.

6. OUR MISSION A New Beat is dedicated to: Advocating for women and minorities rising as leaders in the field of cardiology, and To improving access to cardiovascular care for all patients.

7. A Special Thanks to Our Faculty Kelly M. Axsom, MD NewYork-Presbyterian/ Columbia University Irving Medical Center New York, NY Erika Berman Rosenzweig, MD NewYork-Presbyterian/ Columbia University Irving Medical Center New York, NY Rachel Bond, MD Dignity Health Chandler, AZ Keith C. Ferdinand, MD Tulane University Heart & Vascular Institute New Orleans, LA Philip Green, MD NewYork-Presbyterian/ Columbia University Irving Medical Center New York, NY Mayra Guerrero, MD Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN Nadira Hamid, MD NewYork-Presbyterian/ Columbia University Irving Medical Center New York, NY Jennifer H. Haythe, MD NewYork-Presbyterian/ Columbia University Irving Medical Center New York, NY Ajay J. Kirtane, MD NewYork-Presbyterian/ Columbia University Irving Medical Center New York, NY Martin B. Leon, MD NewYork-Presbyterian/ Columbia University Irving Medical Center New York, NY Roxana Mehran, MD The Mount Sinai Hospital New York, NY Vivian G. Ng, MD NewYork-Presbyterian/ Columbia University Irving Medical Center New York, NY Jessica M. Peña, MD Weill Cornell Medicine New York, NY Stacy E. Rosen, MD Northwell Health New Hyde Park, NY Robert J. Sommer, MD NewYork-Presbyterian/ Columbia University Irving Medical Center New York, NY

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