As implementation of the Affordable Care Act begins in the US, it is time to examine medical institutions themselves.
!["The ability to provide fair and equitable treatment is inherently linked to our ability to create supportive, fair institutions," writes Bisan Salhi [AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/20131029457940734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)

Bisan Salhi, MD, is a Clinical Educator in Emergency Medicine and a PhD student in the Department of Anthropology at Emory University.
As implementation of the Affordable Care Act begins in the US, it is time to examine medical institutions themselves.
!["The ability to provide fair and equitable treatment is inherently linked to our ability to create supportive, fair institutions," writes Bisan Salhi [AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/20131029457940734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)