November 2005 PDF Version. From The Field: The Future of Minority Training at the NIH. Funding Corner: The NCMHD and an Interview with its Director, John Ruffin, PhD. President's Column: The Tragedy of Hurricane Katrina and the Mission of SGIM. Ask The Expert: Organizing Systems to Reduce Disparities. Health Disparities: BiDil ® - Neither Demon Elixir nor Drug for Health Care Disparities. Human Medicine: On the Road to Health Equity—On Foot. Policy Corner: Health Disparities: Much Study, Little Action. VA Affairs: How VA Research is Working to Reduce Health Care Disparities. This Month In JGIM: Interpreters, Language-Concordant Clinicians, and Health Care Quality.