Race, Ethnicity and Culture in Health

The Race, Ethnicity and Culture in Health Action Committee addresses minority student issues and serves as a support network for our culturally diverse AMSA membership. We serve as a source of education to all students regarding health-care issues in communities representing people of color. In addition, we are strongly committed to bridging the gap between AMSA and other medical organizations with minority membership.

With the advent of programs and policies to end affirmative action, it has become imperative that we as future leaders focus on diversity. We will continue to promote awareness of these issues that will affect not only the field of medicine but the general public as well. Our goals for this year include increasing our membership, keeping members aware of issues that affect minorities, and developing projects on the local and national level. We provide a forum for discussion through our quarterly newsletter and listserve.

GET INVOLVED

Sign up for the Race, Ethnicity and Culture in Health Listserve [Listserve Guidelines]
Get involved in group discussions and communicate with AMSA members nationally to discuss these issues.

• Who's Your Doctor? Campaign
  Attacking health disparities and the lack of preventive medicine
  
  
• Achieving Diversity in Dentistry and Medicine (ADDM)

RESOURCES

• The New Physician Magazine Article Archives
  Minority Health
  
  
• Project Idea "Grab Bag"
  Interested in minority health? Get ideas on projects you can do in your local community!
  
  
• AMSA's Local Project Directory
  Minority Health Projects at the Local Chapter
  Local Project Grants
  
  
• Past Focus Topics
  Facts on Aging - The Minority Elderly
  Facts on Minority Medical Education
  
  
• Minority Resource Book
  
  
• AAMC Statement on Medical Education of Minority Group Students
  
  
• AAMC Minority Student Resources
  
  
• Institute of Medicine Report (PDF) - IOM's Exec Summary of "Ensuring Diversity in Healthcare"
  
  
• Institute of Medicine Report (PDF) - IOM's "Unequal Treatment: Racial Health Disparities"
  
  
• Institute of Medicine Report (PDF) - IOM's Exec Summary of "Unequal Treatment: Racial Health Disparities"
  
  
• Diversity in Medicine
  • Diversity Shuffle (MS Word Version)
  • Diversity Resources
  
  
• Disparities in Medicine