Margaret S. PIchardo, M.D., PH.D., M.P.H.


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  • ABOUT ME
  • The Virtual Lab Project
  • Surgical Health Inequities
  • Yale Projects
  • NIH/NCI Projects
  • The HCHS-SOL Study Projects
  • Leadership & Service
  • Other Scholarly Activities
  • Past work
  • Skills
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  • Family, dogs, and backpacking
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Op-Eds and Policy Pieces



We explore how the COVID-19 pandemic has magnified the health inequities in access to medical color for underserved and marginalized communities and offer some solutions for policy makers.


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We explore how recent approaches to combat the COVID-19 virus have failed in communities of color due to a long history of distrust for the medical establishment rooted in systemic and structural racism.


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Medicine & Art





The Illustrated Book of Medicine: Alphabet Anatomy book aims to increase children's exposure to medicine, in particular, children of color, with the goal to diversify and demystify what a Doctor looks like in 2021.


This book portrays characters of diverse race/ethnic backgrounds, with the hope that it would empower children to see themselves in the characters and learn about medicine & anatomy!


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