To imagine a society without racial disparities in health care, we must consider the real reasons inequities exist, said Dr. Thomas LaVeist in his keynote address on April 15 for Weill Cornell Medicine’s sixth annual Diversity Week.
After excluding Black physicians from its ranks for more than 100 years—a policy that wasn’t overturned until the civil rights era in the 1960s—the American Medical Association (AMA) is now painstakingly working to embed health equity across the organization and has declared racism a public health threat, said Dr. Aletha Maybank, the AMA’s inaugural chief health equity officer and senior vice president.
Weill Cornell Medicine honored 17 faculty, trainees, students and staff April 22 for their outstanding service and leadership in promoting diversity at the academic medical institution.
Weill Cornell Medicine kicks off its second annual Diversity Week on April 22, celebrating the varied backgrounds and perspectives that enrich the institution’s community.
On the heels of the civil rights movement, a small, Ivy League medical school in New York City, long committed to advancing diversity in medicine and science, launched a summer fellowship program designed to do just that.
A dynamic culture of mentorship should be raised to the level of a major strategic priority at academic medical centers to maximize their success, according to new commentary by administrators from Weill Cornell Medicine and the Association of American Medical Colleges.
