American Medical Student Association

Race, Ethnicity and Culture in Health

The Race, Ethnicity, and Culture in Health committee aims to reduce health disparities between different racial, ethnic and cultural groups through advocacy, education and service. Our goals include strengthening cultural competency in medical education, promoting diversity of the physician workforce, and empowering future physicians to actively engage in the political and social movement towards health equity.

“Health equity is within our REACH”

Get Involved

• Education Equity Initiative
  - Learn about current disparities in education access for immigrants
  - Read up on the links between education and health
  - Take action to support education access for immigrants

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  Join AMSA today to participate in REACH programming and access our recorded webinars & resources through Inspiration Exchange (InEx)!

• Participate in REACH's community on Inspiration Exchange, AMSA's member networking portal

• "Beyond Black and White in Medicine" Educational Webinars 
  - Cultural Competency Series
  - Health Equity Series

• Health Equity & Health Justice 
  - Health Equity Webinar Series
  - Health Equity Scholars Program (HESP)
  - Health Equity Week of Action (HEWA) + MLK Jr Day Volunteerism 
  - Health Equity Leadership Institute (HELI) 
  - Take 5 Health Policy Vblog

• Patient-Centered Care & Cultural Competency 
  - Cultural Competency Webinar Series 
  - Cultural Sensitivity Skills Program (CSSP) for Chapters
  - Cultural Competency Survey  

• Health Professions Workforce Diversity
  - Widening the Pipeline through TEACH 
  - Enriching Medicine Through Diversity
  - Medical Education Futures Study  

E3: Easy, Exciting Engagement Programs

• Cultural Sensitivity Skills Program

Projects-in-a-Box Toolkits

• How to Organize a Culturally Sensitive Health Fair for Premed & Medical Chapter Collaborations (.zip 3MB) 
• Good Communication is Good Medicine

White Coat Cards

• Culturally Sensitive H&P / How to Use an Interpreter Effectively 
• Good Communication is Good Medicine

Partners

Committee of Interns and Residents SEIU Healthcare

The Native Health Initiative (NHI) is a partnership to address inequities in health through loving service. Now in its sixth year, NHI uses the ethical gold standard of health equity to address social determinants of health, including cultural education, youth empowerment, racism, and colonialism. The means and funding source for the work is "Loving Service" or giving from the heart, allowing NHI to amass over 10,000 volunteer hours a year toward addressing inequities. Students are encouraged to apply for the following programs:

• Summer internships in NM and NC
• Indigenous health leadership institute
• Native youth pipeline project