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Equity in #MedEd is dependent on the learning environments we create. The new @acadmedjournal.bsky.social Disability Supplement includes papers on new frameworks, accommodations, and highlights the critical role of DRPs.
➡️https://bit.ly/AM_DisabilitySupplement

@docswithdisability.bsky.social

HJ Fellows - Social Mission Alliance Health Justice Fellowship ANNOUNCEMENT: 2025/2026 Applications are Open We’re looking for health professions students with a demonstrated commitment to advancing health justice in health professions e...

Apply to be a Social Mission Health Justice Fellow! We're looking for health professions students with a demonstrated commitment to advancing health justice in health professions education to apply by 11:50pm EDT on August 18 socialmission.org/training-pro...

Great episode from @embodiedwunc.bsky.social exemplifying the need for a diverse mental health workforce:
"Maybe the cultural norms I was being raised with were different from what my therapist assumed... Eventually I just decided it wasn't a fit any more."

Screenshot of a journal article from Academic Medicine, titled “Strengthening Disability Inclusion in Medical Education: The Role of Disability Resource Professionals Through Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Systems Framework” by Sarah E. Triano, MS, NCC, LPC, and Lisa M. Meeks, PhD, MA. Published June 23, 2025, with DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000006149. The article appears in the Disability Inclusion in UME Supplement. A shortened URL is displayed at the bottom: https://bit.ly/AcadMed_StrengtheningDisabilityInclusion. The logos of Academic Medicine and AAMC are shown at the top.

📢New in @acadmedjournal.bsky.social: Triano & Meeks spotlight how DRPs shape #MedEd access through student support, policy reform & cultural change.

Yet only 9% of med schools employ a specialized DRP

Read more at link 👇

bit.ly/AcadMed_Stre...

#AccessInMedicine #DocsWithDisabilities

"Recovering From Moral Injury" by Kim Bui is a gripping journey on physician burnout and finding the right fit to fuel your passion.
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#MedSky #medicalhumanities #burnout #experience #healthcare #primarycare #patients #medicine #inspiration #journey #story #writers

We're honored to welcome Dr. Candice Chen, Associate Administrator of HRSA's Bureau of Health Workforce, as a keynote speaker at ACU's 2025 Conference! A renowned public health leader, Dr. Chen oversees BHW's workforce-building initiatives across the U.S.

✅ Register now for #ACUConf: bit.ly/408VR1C

What is structural competency? It's the ability to recognize how systems—not just symptoms—shape health outcomes.
Learn more 👇Read this wonderful source and share your thoughts : www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/sites/cpci/d...

Health equity fact. Black patients are about 50% less likely to receive opioid meds in the ER than white patients

📊 Health Equity Fact – 'Black patients are ~50% less likely to receive opioid meds in the ER than white patients. This disparity highlights deep-rooted bias in pain treatment.'
Source: www.theguardian.com/science/2016...?

Dr. Sophie Trawalter: “Black Americans are systematically under-treated for pain.” Implicit bias isn’t just theory—it’s practice or is it not?
batten.virginia.edu/about/news/b...

✍️ Mission Moment – Founding story or moment of impact.
Last year’s conference was a lasting moment in our history, and we can’t wait to convene again in 2026! Until then, we’re listening back to Dr. Davarian Baldwin’s keynote presentation @davarianbaldwin.bsky.social

An American Indian healthcare worker shows an elderly American Indian patient how to use a syringe to draw insulin from a vial. Black text at the bottom of the image reads "Seeing Our Native Patients: A Case-based Learning Module on Intergenerational Trauma in American Indian/Alaska Native People."

This workshop includes an introduction to American Indian/Alaska Native history & the Missing and Murdered Indigenous People crisis to provide critical context on the health impacts of intergenerational trauma on the #AI/AN community. #Medsky #MedEd
www.mededportal.org/doi/10.15766...

Creating a Physician Assistant Workforce That Represents All Communities   | Milbank Memorial Fund We need a more racially and ethnically diverse PA workforce to reflect the US patient population, But despite the significant increase in the number of PA graduates, there has been a steady decrease i...

Health Justice Fellow Bryant Rucker on diversity of the PA Workforce: “Health professional schools have a duty to train a representative workforce that will improve health outcomes for our diverse and aging population.” www.milbank.org/2025/04/crea...

Optimizing Medical Assistants’ Role on Primary Care Teams Across New York State - New York Health Foundation Medical Assistants (MAs) are one of the fastest-growing health care professions. They are key members of primary care teams who take medical histories, measure vital signs, prepare patients for exams,...

Upcoming webinar on the role of Medical Assistants (MAs) role in primary care. Join on June 12 from 12-1pm nyhealthfoundation.org/event/optimi... #NewYork #medicalAssistant

In Florida, Black graduates are under-represented among graduates in 9 of 9 medical schools. Hispanic graduates are under-represented in 8 of the 9.

Our report on the Race and Ethnicity of the Florida Health Workforce shows a major gap that needs to be closed among their health professions schools. Learn more socialmission.org/wp-content/u... @gw-workforce.bsky.social #diversity #healthcare #medEd

Becoming a Student Doctor Becoming a Student Doctor is a self-paced online course that helps students understand the healthcare system and serving within it.

Did you know there’s a course on becoming a student doctor? The Health Professionals Student Association made a resource to help aspiring healthcare providers discover their professional mission. www.hpsa.org/programs/cou... #studentDoctor #medEd

"I didn't ace the U.S. Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) Step exams...But when I entered medical school and residency, I found my stride...Attendings praised my communication with patients and staff, and I built a reputation for teamwork, advocacy, and tenacity to challenge the status quo."

HIVE helps people living with HIV achieve their family-building dreams HIVE and their community will take part in this year’s SF AIDS Walk on July 20th. The event will be a celebration of their groundbreaking work, and an opportunity to make sure it continues.

Major medical advancements have vastly changed the possibilities for people living with HIV.

But medical advancements alone aren't enough for people with HIV to build the lives the want.

HIVE Clinic at SF General fights stigma and helps people living with HIV achieve their family-building dreams

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Become a 2026 Macy Faculty Scholar - applications open now!
The Macy Faculty Scholars Program is for early-career educators in medicine and nursing. It seeks to accelerate careers, turn teaching practice into scholarship, & help scholars become impactful leaders
macyfoundation.org/macy-scholar...

RFK Jr. is wrecking public health — but we can (and will) survive this “Make America Healthy Again” has already backfired. It will take generations to fix

What's happening to #publichealth is disheartening, but we can't give up now.

RFK Jr. is wrecking public health — but we can (and will) survive this www.salon.com/2025/04/13/r... by @voidvaporvortex.bsky.social via @salonnewsroom.bsky.social CC: @drandrealove.bsky.social @ryanmarino.bsky.social

Alec Calac (Luiseño), pictured with Brianna Baldwin (Navajo Nation), after presenting his module on traditional healing to medical students at The University of Virginia as part of their Social Issues in Medicine Course.

MSTP's Alec Calac, Ph.D.'s recently published module in @aamctoday.bsky.social's @mededportal.bsky.social on "An Introduction to Traditional Healing in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities," discusses the importance of coordinating AI/AN patient care with physicians and traditional healers.

"The science is clear that racial and ethnic health disparities are real, that they cost lives, and that they are perpetuated by structures and institutions in society that systematically disadvantage racial and ethnic minoritized populations."

Creating a Physician Assistant Workforce That Represents All Communities   | Milbank Memorial Fund We need a more racially and ethnically diverse PA workforce to reflect the US patient population, But despite the significant increase in the number of PA graduates, there has been a steady decrease i...

Bryant Rucker tells us why having a diverse PA workforce is so important, "Today, I wonder if my family in rural Mississippi would have had better outcomes if they had seen health care providers from their community who looked like us."
@milbankfund.bsky.social
www.milbank.org/2025/04/crea...

Hospitals that Rely on Travel Nurses and Overtime Compromise Patient Safety | Milken Institute School of Public Health | The George Washington University Hospitals that Rely on Travel Nurses and Overtime Compromise Patient Safety

🏥 New research shows relationship between use of overtime and travel nurses on patient care.
"Our study shows that when hospitals over rely on travel nurses or overtime for the regular nursing staff, patient safety care may be compromised,”
publichealth.gwu.edu/hospitals-re...
#Hospital #Nurse

This activity has been reviewed by the American Academy of Physician Associates Review Panel and is compliant with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 1.5 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. Approval is valid from 3/26/2025 to 3/27/2026. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation. AAPA reference number: CME-2013364.

🚨This Wednesday🚨 don't miss an important discussion on the challenges and solutions to increasing healthcare workforce diversity. Join 3/26 at 8pm ET & earn up to 1.5 AAPA CME credits. Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#PA #HealthEquity @gw-workforce.bsky.social

AJPH American Journal of Public Health (AJPH) from the American Public Health Association (APHA)

Despite the challenges, higher education still has a responsibility to broaden access to public health education. Knowing these challenges will help us address them doi.org/10.2105/AJPH... #HigherEd #PublicHealth

Advancing Health Care Professional Education and Training in Diagnostic Excellence: A Workshop Register for this event from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

How can we reduce diagnostic errors in health care? Join the @nationalacademies.org Health and Medicine Division for a hybrid public workshop exploring curricula and training programs, patient and community-centered approaches, AI, and more. Register: events.nationalacademies.org/44094_04-202...

Indigenous knowledge should be integrated throughout #MedEd and other health professions education.
Check out "An Introduction to Traditional Healing in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities" www.mededportal.org/doi/10.15766... @aamctoday.bsky.social #IndigenousHealth

ICYMI! Watch our #webinar with @kaiser-permanente.bsky.social, NCMLP, NLSLA, @americanbar.org & Results Ed. Fund where we discussed the importance of #housing for healthcare & the need for more investment in medical-legal partnerships.

Making the Case for Housing as Healthcare buff.ly/yCu88kz

Five pillars. 1. Workforce Diversification 2. Institutional Support for Historically Excluded Groups 3. Anti-Racist and Justice-Oriented Health Education 4. Centering Community Power 5. Repairing Harm with Community Redress

Advocacy is a central part of who we are, and we want you to join us. The #ForUsAll campaign is fighting for transformative health justice in health professions training institutions centered around these 5 pillars. Join us & learn more: socialmission.org/for-us-all/ #MedSky #Nursing #Dentistry #PA

Asian American, Native Hawaiian, And Pacific Islander Population Group Representation In The US Health Workforce | Health Affairs Journal Although the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) population encompasses more than 50 ethnicities and 100 languages, it is often treated as a monolith in research and policy. Despite substantial heterogeneity, policy makers and researchers do not usually focus on AANHPI subgroups when discussing underrepresentation and health disparities. We provide insights on the representation of AANHPI populations by disaggregating the AANHPI racial category among the health workforce and examining the representation of AANHPI subgroups in health occupations. These data indicate that although the AANHPI population is well represented as a collective population, there are population groups that are underrepresented, including the other Southeast Asian and NHPI populations in general. There is also considerable underrepresentation of AANHPI populations in the behavioral health workforce. Policy and research addressing underrepresentation and gaps in health care, which usually do not focus on the “Asian” racial population groups, should disaggregate AANHPI population groups.

Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders are typically studied & reported as one group.
New research on representation in healthcare shows significant variance between sub-populations, emphasizing the need for disaggregating AANHPI population groups #AANHPI doi.org/10.1377/hlth...