Zachary Robert Caverley

Zachary Robert Caverley is a physician assistant specializing in cardiology and working in rural health clinics throughout the north-west coast.

6 Posts

Who Should Fund Science?

The notion that governments should fund science is built on falsehoods.

Zachary Robert Caverley

4 Nov 2023 · 17 min read

Who Will Save Us From Racist AI?

The researchers analyzed multiple databases and the findings were striking—the ML models were able to predict self-reported race (classified as Asian, black, and white) with astonishing precision.

Zachary Robert Caverley

15 Aug 2021 · 9 min read

The Social Determinants of Health: Critique and Implications

This overreach of public health also bleeds into the educational sector, where schooling is yet another SDOH requiring intervention.

Zachary Robert Caverley

13 May 2021 · 12 min read

Dr. Norman C. Wang and Selective Outrage

Our profession functions well because constructive criticism, the need for empirical data, and a willingness to change have hitherto been so deeply entrenched.

Zachary Robert Caverley

22 Sep 2020 · 10 min read

The Problems with Discrimination Research in Medicine

The narrative that has emerged from the conclusions of these limited studies could inadvertently cause some populations to avoid medical follow-up and form an inaccurate view of healthcare practices.

Zachary Robert Caverley

13 Aug 2020 · 12 min read

Rethinking Health Disparities

True progress in medicine can only be accomplished when we maintain a consistent standard of scientific excellence and honest inquiry.

Zachary Robert Caverley

24 Jun 2020 · 11 min read