Advocacy
CALLS TO ACTION
1. Diversity in Medicine
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Collect race-based data in medical school and residency admissions.
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Establish a Black Medical Student Application Program, Including involving Black Physicians in the admissions process.
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Dedicate resources to fund mentorship efforts towards Black students at high school and undergraduate levels.
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Create a well-funded office of Equity and Inclusion with dedicated expertise in anti-Black and anti-racist work
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Increase representation of Black instructors and clinical supervisors through equitable recruitment and promotion
2. Curriculum
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Review the medical school curriculum to ensure racial consciousness and incorporation of the impacts of racism on health
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Mandate anti-racist workshop(s) that explicitly addresses anti-Black racism for all clinical and academic supervisors, admissions committees, office of Student Affairs, and incoming residents and fellows.
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Include Black Physicians and trainees as active stakeholders in equity initiatives
3. Wellness
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Dedicate resources to provide debriefing, mental health resources, and anti-racist expert support to Black staff physicians and trainees.