Ep40 | Medical Myths: Undocumented Immigrants and Healthcare - w/ Dr. Mark Kuczewski

Summary: <p>Immigration: you may have strong opinions about it on one side or the other, but how much do you actually know? And what does undocumented immigration have to do with medicine?</p> <p>For this episode, we sat down with Dr. Mark Kuczewski, a lead bioethicist at Stritch School of Medicine and an expert on the intersection between undocumented immigrants and the American healthcare system. Dr. Kuczewski covered a broad number of topics in this interview, including common myths about the demographics of immigrants in the U.S., medical school admissions for DACA students, and much more. Tune in to learn something new!</p> <p>Links from the episode: </p> <p><a href="https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/451937-health-insurance-for-undocumented-immigrants-its-only-fair-to-all-of-us"><u><strong>https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/451937-health-insurance-for-undocumented-immigrants-its-only-fair-to-all-of-us</strong></u></a></p> <p><a href="https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/how-medicine-may-save-life-us-immigration-policy-clinical-and-educational-encounters-ethical-public/2017-03"><u><strong>https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/how-medicine-may-save-life-us-immigration-policy-clinical-and-educational-encounters-ethical-public/2017-03</strong></u></a></p> <p><br></p> <p>Episode produced by: Brendan Connolly and Emily Hagen</p> <p><a href="http://www.medicuspodcast.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.medicuspodcast.com</a> | <a href="mailto:medicuspodcast@gmail.com" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">medicuspodcast@gmail.com</a> | Donate: <a href="http://bit.ly/MedicusDonate" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/MedicusDonate</a></p> --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/medicus/message