*Sign the Petition to Keep Structural Competency in Medical Education: buff.ly/mOyAwtL

Read more by Kathryn Palmer via @insidehighered: buff.ly/ewhfDEq

Structural competency prepares future physicians to recognize that social & systemic inequities directly shape patient health outcomes. When medical students are taught to understand this, they’re better equipped to provide effective and compassionate care.
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Instead of explicitly requiring schools to teach the principles of culturally and structurally competent care, proposed changes would replace those standards with broader, less specific language about “professionalism and ethical behavior in caring for patients from a variety of backgrounds.”
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⭐ Petition Alert: Protect Structural Competency in Medical Education
buff.ly/mOyAwtL

The LCME is proposing changes that would weaken requirements for teaching structural competency in medical schools.

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*Sign the Petition to Keep Structural Competency in Medical Education: buff.ly/mOyAwtL

Read more by Kathryn Palmer via @insidehighered: buff.ly/ewhfDEq

Structural competency prepares future physicians to recognize that social & systemic inequities directly shape patient health outcomes. When medical students are taught to understand this, they’re better equipped to provide effective and compassionate care.
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Instead of explicitly requiring schools to teach the principles of culturally and structurally competent care, proposed changes would replace those standards with broader, less specific language about “professionalism and ethical behavior in caring for patients from a variety of backgrounds.”
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⭐ Petition Alert: Protect Structural Competency in Medical Education
buff.ly/mOyAwtL

The LCME is proposing changes that would weaken requirements for teaching structural competency in medical schools.

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One thing I hope every healthcare worker remembers: we’re in this together.
Support and solidarity are how we sustain ourselves in this work.

To learn more about our work with Just Equity for Health, visit justequityforhealth.com

Topics will include:
• The current challenges facing public health infrastructure
• Healthcare’s role in supporting public health resilience
• Opportunities for advocacy, partnerships, and investment

Join us for a timely conversation on the future of public health.

Public health systems are facing growing strain from years of underinvestment and shifting policy landscapes. This session will feature an expert panel examining how healthcare leaders and institutions can help protect and strengthen public health systems.

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🗓️ Tuesday, Feb 24, 2026 @ 4:30 PM ET 🗓️
Don't miss our next #SocialMedicine Rounds: Reimagining Public Health in a Turbulent Time

Register here: tinyurl.com/74kchwfd
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For example, AIAN & Hispanic people are more than twice as likely to be uninsured, and AIAN & Black people have shorter life expectancy compared to white people.

Pregnancy-related mortality rates are also more than 3 times higher among Black birthing people than among white birthing people.

A new @kff.org policy brief on racial and ethnic inequities shows that across most measures of health, healthcare access, and social determinants of health, Hispanic, Black, and American Indian/Alaska Native (AIAN) people fare worse than white people.

Read more: 🔗 tinyurl.com/2ufewtyz

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The Green Book for Health website is officially live.
This is a community built resource where people can share information about where to go, who to trust, and how to navigate the healthcare system more safely.

If you want to be part of shaping this resource, visit greenbookforhealth.org.

To learn more about our work supporting physicians of color, visit JustEquityForHealth.com

One thing every physician of color should know: your presence carries real weight. Even when your qualifications are questioned or your belonging is challenged, there are patients who feel safer, more understood, and more supported simply because they see themselves reflected in you.

What are social medicine rounds?
Our Social Medicine Rounds are an opportunity to connect our staff, faculty, trainees and community members to leaders who discuss the medical, economic and psychosocial issues impacting the health and wellness of our Bronx community.

Our Jan 2026 Rounds will feature members of a panel sponsored by the AHRQ & NIMHD as they discuss how to address algorithmic bias in healthcare, share guiding principles for equity-centered design & implementation, and explore what community engagement & accountability look like in the age of AI.

Healthcare algorithms, including those based on artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, are increasingly being used to inform clinical decision-making, risk stratification, and resource allocation.

🗓️ Tuesday, Jan 27, 2026 @ 4:30 PM ET 🗓️
Don't miss our next #SocialMedicine Rounds: "Medicine in the Age of AI"

Register here: tinyurl.com/577unee6

A new perspective piece by the COPD Foundation highlights the widening health gap between rural & non-rural people living w/ COPD, proposing a reclassification of rurality that better reflects the socioeconomic and environmental factors shaping disease complexity.

Read more: tinyurl.com/4y9depmd

What are social medicine rounds?
Our Social Medicine Rounds are an opportunity to connect our staff, faculty, trainees and community members to leaders who discuss the medical, economic and psychosocial issues impacting the health and wellness of our Bronx community.

Our Jan 2026 Rounds will feature members of a panel sponsored by the AHRQ & NIMHD as they discuss how to address algorithmic bias in healthcare, share guiding principles for equity-centered design & implementation, and explore what community engagement & accountability look like in the age of AI.

Healthcare algorithms, including those based on artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, are increasingly being used to inform clinical decision-making, risk stratification, and resource allocation.

🗓️ Tuesday, Jan 27, 2026 @ 4:30 PM ET 🗓️
Don't miss our next #SocialMedicine Rounds: "Medicine in the Age of AI"

Register here: tinyurl.com/577unee6

Thus, despite contributing to Medicare throughout their working lives, Black Americans are least likely to reach the qualifying age for coverage.
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A new @jama.com study shows that between 2012 and 2022, racial disparities in premature mortality widened substantially, with Black individuals experiencing higher and worsening rates.

Read more by Papanicolas, Niksch, & Wei et al.: tinyurl.com/55khpaks
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What are social medicine rounds?
Our Social Medicine Rounds are an opportunity to connect our staff, faculty, trainees and community members to leaders who discuss the medical, economic and psychosocial issues impacting the health and wellness of our Bronx community.

Our Jan 2026 Rounds will feature members of a panel sponsored by the AHRQ & NIMHD as they discuss how to address algorithmic bias in healthcare, share guiding principles for equity-centered design & implementation, and explore what community engagement & accountability look like in the age of AI.