Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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This panel examined the influence of sociopolitical bias and social justice imperatives on medical and mental health fields, leading to discrimination, self-censorship, and overlooked issues in patient care. Panelists explored the risks of prioritizing activism over professional excellence and proposed ways to restore balance and universalism in healthcare.

ANDREW HARTZ, Open Therapy Institute
SALLY SATEL, Yale University School of Medicine
MICHAEL STRAMBLER, Yale University School of Medicine
Moderated by: DEAN MCKAY, Fordham University

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