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See related article, p 209Dr Stanley Goldfarb, former University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Associate Dean of Curriculum, wrote an incendiary Op-Ed for the Wall Street Journal in September 2019 arguing that medical schools should not be hubs of social justice and social policy change.1Goldfarb S. Opinion | Take Two Aspirin and Call Me by My Pronouns. Wall Street Journal.https://www.wsj.com/articles/take-two-aspirin-and-call-me-by-my-pronouns-11568325291Date: 2019Date accessed: October 14, 2019Google Scholar He warned of a "new wave" of medical educators who highlight health disparities and promote diversity and inclusion at the expense of mastering the science of medical training. However, Goldfarb's arguments ignored decades of empirical research that demonstrate the contribution of the social context to population health and subsequent health disparities. In this volume of The Journal, a study by Rees et al adds to this growing body of evidence.2Rees C.A. Monuteaux M.C. Raphael J.L. Michelson K.A. Disparities in pediatric mortality by neighborhood income in United States emergency departments.J Pediatr. 2020; 219: 209-215Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (12) Google Scholar This study illustrates the intersection of social context and pediatric-focused population health, namely, which children are more likely to die in the emergency department (ED).2Rees C.A. Monuteaux M.C. Raphael J.L. Michelson K.A. Disparities in pediatric mortality by neighborhood income in United States emergency departments.J Pediatr. 2020; 219: 209-215Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (12) Google Scholar See related article, p 209 Rees et al examine the association between median neighborhood income and ED pediatric mortality. The authors found an inverse relationship between neighborhood income and pediatric mortality, that is, as median neighborhood income decreased, pediatric mortality increased. In addition, they found that uninsured and publicly insured children had a greater incidence of ED mortali...

Ignoring Goldfarb’s Warning: Why Studying and Addressing the Social Context Matters