1/ @AmerMedicalAssn adopted two resolutions we wrote (CC @glass_heff_full @FaithCrittenden + more).
For the first time in AMA history, we have policy to explicitly & actionably fight for #antiracism in #MedEd, health care delivery, research, & practice.
🧵 from the #AMAmtg
For the first time in AMA history, we have policy to explicitly & actionably fight for #antiracism in #MedEd, health care delivery, research, & practice.
🧵 from the #AMAmtg
2/ First, let's be clear: we passed these policies by standing on the shoulders of giants, & especially women of color.
We cited almost 100 references by scholars including @CamaraJones @DorothyERoberts @zinzinator @DrMaryTBassett @RRHDr @tsaiduck77 @AmakaEMD @IHJM_ & others.
We cited almost 100 references by scholars including @CamaraJones @DorothyERoberts @zinzinator @DrMaryTBassett @RRHDr @tsaiduck77 @AmakaEMD @IHJM_ & others.
3/ By telling the truth & reconciling harms, and by advocating for actionable paths forward, these new policies will foster a brighter future of robust AMA advocacy for #HealthEquity and #Antiracism.
The adopted Resolved clauses (our resolutions are 005 & 010) are as follows:
The adopted Resolved clauses (our resolutions are 005 & 010) are as follows:
4/ These resolutions come at a critical time in medicine's history.
In the short-term, we hope this amplifies calls from @CoryBooker @SenWarren @RonWyden @BLeeForCongress @WaysMeansCmte to address the impacts of racism on health, including race-based clinical algorithms.
In the short-term, we hope this amplifies calls from @CoryBooker @SenWarren @RonWyden @BLeeForCongress @WaysMeansCmte to address the impacts of racism on health, including race-based clinical algorithms.
5/ This meeting, @AMAmedstudents also passed new AMA-MSS and/or AMA policy on policing reform, eviction moratoriums, protections for protestors, immigration reform, and supporting study of racial reparations.
#HealthEquity is the MSS's foremost priority.
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#HealthEquity is the MSS's foremost priority.
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6/ Personally, I hope this signals a paradigm shift on the horizon.
To physician & student-activists, especially BIPOC: these conversations are LONG overdue within the AMA.
Run for a delegate seat, and join us in the next fight for our patients, colleagues, & communities.
To physician & student-activists, especially BIPOC: these conversations are LONG overdue within the AMA.
Run for a delegate seat, and join us in the next fight for our patients, colleagues, & communities.
7/ Lastly, I want to highlight our coalition of students & physicians who made this happen.
Many thanks to @luiz_sayha @bukkybee123 @EClevelandMD @DrCaitlinFarre1 @DraytonCHarvey @SarahMaeSmith33 + countless others who refined & advocated for our ideas.
Many thanks to @luiz_sayha @bukkybee123 @EClevelandMD @DrCaitlinFarre1 @DraytonCHarvey @SarahMaeSmith33 + countless others who refined & advocated for our ideas.
https://twitter.com/luiz_sayha/status/1328117540032303107?s=20
8/ The work doesn't end here. Our AMA has phenomenal leadership from @DrAlethaMaybank @MiaKeeys @fernandodemaio, our Center for Health Equity, and our BOT.
Our team of #antiracism advocates looks forward to ensuring these policies serve as a foundation for a bright future ahead.
Our team of #antiracism advocates looks forward to ensuring these policies serve as a foundation for a bright future ahead.
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