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rations. Its members include all 158 U.S. medical schools accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medi-cal Education; approximately 400 academic health sys-tems and teaching hospitals; and more than 70 aca-demic societies. America’s Essential Hospitals is dedicated to equi-table, high-quality care for all people, including those
- Always Unequal
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- Constitutional Law
- Reasons For Concern
Kevin Outterson has argued that “[f]or as long as records have been kept, studies have reported racial differences in health care access and health status in the United States.”1 Evidence for this claim is thoroughly documented in the Institute of Medicine’s seminal 2003 report, Unequal Treatment: Confronting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health...
Medical school faculty remain predominantly White, and the environment of academic medicine is hostile to many Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC).6 For example, in January 2020, Uché Blackstock, the founder and chief executive officer of Advancing Health Equity, left academic medicine, noting a “toxic and oppressive work environment tha...
Race-based affirmative action cases have been key in equal protection constitutional jurisprudence for over 50 years. In the 1960s and 1970s, universities increased diversity on their campuses in the wake of the civil rights movement.15 It was not long before race-based affirmative action policies were challenged in courts, alleging violation of th...
Some scholars see an opening for the Supreme Court to allow a rationale for race-conscious admissions whose main purpose is to effectuate health equity. Former Secretary of Labor Tom Perez calls for the court to sanction a rationale that would base affirmative action policies on a goal of “increasing access to health care for the poor, underserved,...
Jul 7, 2023 · The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling ending affirmative action will have a significant impact on medical education and diversity in medicine. Joining to discuss the implications are Sanjay Desai, MD, AMA’s chief academic officer and group vice president of medical education, and Dave Henderson, MD, AMA’s vice president for equity, diversity ...
The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) is a nonprofit association dedicated to improving the health of people everywhere through medical education, healthcare, medical research, and community collaborations. Its members include all 158 U.S. medical schools accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education; approximately 400
Jul 27, 2023 · July 27, 2023. The recent ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court on race-conscious admissions programs in higher education has left medical school administrators scrambling to figure out how to maintain their commitment to racial diversity among their students and, subsequently, in the medical field. Under the ruling, schools may not consider an ...
Nov 2, 2022 · Nov 2, 2022 . 4 MIN READ. By. Jennifer Lubell , Contributing News Writer. Print Page. The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday heard oral arguments on two cases that could prevent medical schools from positively considering race and ethnicity when deciding which applicants to admit. Your Powerful Ally.
Jan 13, 2022 · Its members are all 158 U.S. medical schools accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education; 13 accredited Canadian medical schools; approximately 400 academic health systems and teaching hospitals, including Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers; and more than 70 academic societies.
