KINGMAN – – On November 3, Midwestern University awarded Kingman Regional Medical Center (KRMC) with research funding through their newly established grant program “Improving Healthcare Delivery and Reducing Healthcare Disparities in Underserved Minority Communities.”
KRMC’s research project, “Analysis of Factors Predicting Clinical Outcomes of COVID-19 Diagnosis among Rural Minority Populations,” studies the impact and clinical outcomes of COVID-19 on rural minority patients.
Researchers are Pamela Potter, Ph.D., Chair, Pharmacology; John Ashurst, D.O., M.Sc., Clinical Assistant Professor; Anthony Santarelli, Ph.D., Clinical Research Administrator of KRMC’s Graduate Medical Education program.
The initiative will include training for medical students and residents to recognize risk factors associated with poor outcomes among white and non-white patients when they first present to the hospital. “KRMC is leading the multi-site effort with collaboration from Verde Valley Medical Center, Canyon Vista Medical Center, and Mountain Vista Medical Center,” said Dr. Santarelli.
According to Midwestern University’s website, “the research grants are part of a larger University mission designed to bring greater awareness and education about the impact of racial inequity within our society and in healthcare education.”
For more information, visit https://www.midwestern.edu/about/mwu-now/news/midwestern-university-announces-diversity-research-grants-recipients.xml
