PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Marjorie A. Bowman AU - Dean A. Seehusen AU - Christy J. W. Ledford TI - This Issue's Emphasis: Inequity and COVID-19, Intertwined AID - 10.3122/jabfm.2022.02.220037 DP - 2022 Mar 01 TA - The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine PG - 215--218 VI - 35 IP - 2 4099 - http://www.jabfm.org/content/35/2/215.short 4100 - http://www.jabfm.org/content/35/2/215.full SO - J Am Board Fam Med2022 Mar 01; 35 AB - This issue continues our tradition of advancing family medicine by publishing articles on issues that affect patients and the practice of family medicine, specifically with an emphasis on inequity and the COVID pandemic, which are often intertwined. We have articles on topical issues such as appropriate transgender care, newer diabetes medications, transportation as a social risk, and a thought-provoking commentary on ableism. A clinical review on olfactory loss takes on new meaning. Oregon Medicaid coverage policy supported family physicians assisting their patients by decreasing their opioid use, and a article suggests that buprenorphine should be decriminalized. Strengthening the desire to enter family medicine before starting medical school can help meet future patient needs.