SCHEQ Awarded Best STEM Diversity & Cancer Health Equity NPO 2025
Operating out of New York City, the STEMM & Cancer Health Equity (SCHEQ) Foundation is a black-led nonprofit organisation focusing on addressing the structural and systematic issues impacting the entry of underrepresented groups into the field – as well as regarding the disproportionate health outcomes for those same marginalised groups navigating cancer. We caught up […]
SCHEQ Foundation Launches Inaugural Patient Advisory Board to Advance Health Literacy and Equity in Cancer Care
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:SCHEQ FoundationEmail: info@scheq.orgWebsite: www.scheq.org ―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――― SCHEQ Foundation Launches Inaugural Patient Advisory Board to Advance Health Literacy and Equity in Cancer Care New York, NY – July 20, 2025 – The STEMM & Cancer Health Equity (SCHEQ) Foundation is proud to announce the formation of its inaugural Patient Advisory Board (PAB), a key […]
When the System Fails: Medical Racism and My Experience at Mount Sinai Health System
By Dr. Eugene Manley, Jr. Founder & CEO SCHEQ Foundation My Experience: When Protocols Are Ignored Medical bias becomes medical racism when assumptions based on race, income, education, disability, or insurance status directly impact care. I recently experienced this firsthand at Mount Sinai Queens following complex reconstructive foot surgery on my right foot subsequent to […]