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SPS member profile: J. James Rohack, MD

AMA SPS member J. James Rohack, MD, former AMA president, discusses the importance of leveraging the experiences of senior physicians to address health care challenges.

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Medical societies play big role in righting kidney-care inequity

More than 6,000 Black patients have had unjust kidney-transplant waitlist times remedied. Learn how state and specialty societies helped that happen.

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National Health Equity Grand Rounds: Advancing Health Equity Through Resistance

The National Health Equity Grand Rounds series episode, Advancing Health Equity Through Resistance, will be held May 30, 2024.

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Advancing Equity through Quality and Safety Peer Network

The Advancing Equity through Quality and Safety Peer Network is a year-long program offered in collaboration with the Brigham & Women’s Hospital (BWH) and The Joint Commission.

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AMA Equity Plan 2021-2023

Embedding equity into medicine requires planning and honesty. To meet this moment, the AMA has developed a plan to advance racial and social justice.

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Advancing Equity through Quality and Safety Peer Network faculty

Learn about the Advancing Equity through Quality and Safety Peer Network faculty.

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Why does representation in medicine matter? AMA members speak out

Learn how AMA member physicians from historically marginalized groups are working to make the path easier for those who follow in their footsteps.

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Your private practice wants to advance equity. Start here.

Achieving health equity requires structural change, but there are concrete steps that smaller physician practices can take. Learn more with the AMA.

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Medical Justice in Advocacy Fellowship

The Center for Health Equity (CHE) has partnered with Morehouse School of Medicine’s Satcher Health Leadership Institute (SHLI) to create and launch the Medical Justice in Advocacy Fellowship. 

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Embedding equity in crisis preparedness and response in health systems

Download the PDF guide, Embedding Equity in Crisis Preparedness and Response in Health Systems, for tools on how health care organizations can embed equity during crises.

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