AMA Prioritizing Equity

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In this July 12, 2021 Prioritizing Equity discussion AMA Chief Health Equity Officer, Aletha Maybank, MD, MPH, is joined by a panel of experts to examine the ways that white physicians can get actively involved in the fight for racial justice. Learn how doctors can become accomplices to advance equity.

Panel:

• David A. Ansell, MD, MPH—Senior vice president and associate provost in community health equity at Rush University Medical Center
• Esther K. Choo, MD, MPH—Professor at the Center for Policy and Research in Emergency Medicine in the department of emergency medicine at Oregon Health and Science University
• Bay Love, MBA, MPP—Partner at the Groundwater Institute and organizer at the Racial Equity Institute
• Kimberly D. Manning, MD, FACP, FAAP—Professor of medicine and associate vice chair of diversity, equity and inclusion at the department of medicine at Emory University School of Medicine

Moderator: Aletha Maybank, MD, MPH—Chief health equity officer, senior vice president, Center for Health Equity, American Medical Association

Originally aired: July 12th, 2021

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This Pride Month, Kameryn Lee, MD, joins Aletha Maybank, MD, MPH for a special Prioritizing Equity discussion on what physicians can do to best support and center the voices of LGBTQ patients while continuing to advance health equity.

Originally aired: June 14th, 2021

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How can equity be further integrated into medical education? In this May 31, 2021 edition of the AMA's Prioritizing Equity series, leaders in medical education discuss the importance of embedding equity in health care education and envision new paths towards justice.

Panel:

• Candice Chen, MD, MPH—Associate professor, Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity at the George Washington University
• Utibe R. Essien, MD, MPH—Assistant professor of medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Moderator: Aletha Maybank, MD, MPH—Chief health equity officer, senior vice president, Center for Health Equity, American Medical Association

Originally aired: May 31st, 2021

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As our AMA Equity Plan reveals, achieving health equity and embedding racial justice requires action and accountability. In this May 17, 2021, Prioritizing Equity panel, leaders in health and higher education discuss why acknowledging historical harms is critical to bringing lasting change to health care.

Panel:

• Robert E. Fullilove, EdD—Associate dean, Community and Minority Affairs and professor, Clinical Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University Irving Medical Center
• Clarence C. Gravlee, PhD—Associate professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Florida

Moderator: Aletha Maybank, MD, MPH—Chief health equity officer, senior vice president, Center for Health Equity, American Medical Association

Learn more about the details of the AMA Equity Plan.

Originally aired: May 17th, 2021

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How can we work to establish a more equitable future? In this May 3, 2021, Prioritizing Equity panel, health leaders discuss why advancing health equity must require sharing power through effective alliances with those who have experienced marginalization and injustice across generations.

Panel:

• jewel bush—Chief of external affairs, Girl Trek
• Leseliey Welch, MPH, MBA—Co-founder and executive director, Birth Detroit; co-founder and co-director, Birth Center Equity

Guest moderator: Diana Derige, DrPH—Director, health equity strategy & development, Center for Health Equity, American Medical Association

Originally aired: May 3rd, 2021

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COVID-19 has highlighted the persistent health inequities that exist in the U.S. In this April 19, 2021, edition of the AMA's Prioritizing Equity series, health leaders use the pandemic as a lens to examine how quality and safety can drive equitable health care and outcomes moving forward.

Panel:

• Louis H. Hart, MD—Director of equity, quality & safety, Office of Quality & Safety at NYC Health + Hospitals
• Kedar Mate, MD—President and CEO, Institute for Healthcare Improvement

Guest Moderator: Karthik Sivashanker, MD, MPH, CPPS—Vice president of equitable health systems and innovation, Center for Health Equity, American Medical Association; medical director for quality safety and equity, Brigham Health

Originally aired: April 19th, 2021

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COVID-19 has changed the nature of work for many Americans. The April 5, 2021 installment of the AMA's Prioritizing Equity series explores why employers must be as equally invested as the government and health care community in ensuring equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines for their workforce.

Panel:

• Marina Del Rios, MD, MS—Associate professor of clinical emergency medicine, director of social emergency medicine and emergency ultrasound research director at the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Chicago
• Kyu Rhee, MD, MPP—Chief medical officer, Aetna; senior vice president, CVS Health

Moderator: Aletha Maybank, MD, MPH—Chief health equity officer, senior vice president, Center for Health Equity, American Medical Association

Originally aired: April 1st, 2021

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AMA's Prioritizing Equity series brings together revered voices to discuss how a year of the pandemic has impacted minoritized and marginalized physicians, in this March 18, 2021 webinar. In a conversation moderated by AMA Group Vice President and Chief Health Equity Officer Aletha Maybank, MD, MPH, experts illuminate the effect COVID-19 has had on communities that historically and contemporarily experienced inequities.

Panel:

• Leon McDougle, MD, MPH—121st President, National Medical Association; Professor of Family Medicine, The Ohio State University College of Medicine; Chief Diversity Officer, The OSU Wexner Medical Center
• Mary Owen, MD—Director of the Center of American Indian and Minority Health, University of Minnesota Medical School; President of the Association of American Indian Physicians
• Elena Rios, MD, MSPH—President and CEO, National Hispanic Medical Association
• Hector Vargas, JD—Executive director of GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBTQ Equality
• Winston F. Wong, MD, MS, FAAFP—Chairman, National Council of Asian Pacific Islander Physicians

Moderator: Aletha Maybank, MD, MPH—Chief health equity officer, group vice president, Center for Health Equity, American Medical Association

Originally aired March 18, 2021.

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In this February 25, 2021, edition of the AMA's Prioritizing Equity series, leaders in health justice discuss how trauma-informed approaches impact advancing equity among minoritized and marginalized communities during COVID-19.

Panel:

• Alec Calac—Pauma Band of Luiseño Indians; global public health MD/PhD student at UC San Diego School of Medicine; national policy director for the Association of Native American Medical Students
• L. Toni Lewis, MD—President and founder, Liberation Health Strategies; co-founder, Health Equity Cypher
• Nadia Richardson, PhD—DEI trainer; mental health advocate; professor of UAB School of Health Professions, University of Alabama

Guest moderator: Mia Keeys, MA, DrPH(c)—Director, health equity policy & advocacy, Center for Health Equity, American Medical Association

Originally aired: February 25th, 2021

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In this February 11, 2021, installment of the AMA's Prioritizing Equity series, health justice leaders and advocates as discuss the ways in which COVID-19 uniquely impacts people with disabilities. Tune in as they share immediate and long-term improvement strategies for ensuring equity.

Panel:

• Irma Gomez— Assistant director of the learning commons at Roosevelt University and advocate for students with disabilities
• Monica Schoch-Spana, PhD—Medical anthropologist, senior scholar with the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security
• Maurice G. Sholas, MD, PhD— Principal for Sholas Medical Consulting

Moderator: Aletha Maybank, MD, MPH—Chief health equity officer, group vice president, Center for Health Equity, American Medical Association

Originally aired February 11, 2021.

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