AMA Prioritizing Equity

Earn CME credit for listening to this episode of Prioritizing Equity. Explore the myth of meritocracy, its presence in health care and how physicians can push past it to advance health equity. Daniel Markovits, JD, Melody S. Goodman, PhD, Tomás Diaz, MD and moderator Fernando De Maio, PhD discuss in this Prioritizing Equity panel. Panel: Daniel Markovits, JD—Guido Calabresi Professor of Law and Founding Director, Center for the Study of Private Law, Yale Law SchoolMelody S. Goodman, PhD—Associate Dean for Research/Associate Professor of Biostatistics, New York University School of Global Public HealthTomás Diaz, MD—Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine and Medical Educator at Columbia University Medical Center Moderator: Fernando De Maio, PhD—Director, Health Equity Research and Data Use, Center for Health Equity, American Medical Association Resources: The Meritocracy Trap (book): Health Equity: A Guide to Language, Narrative and Concepts: from AMA Center for Health Equity: AMA’s Organizational Strategic Plan to Embed Racial Justice and Advance Health Equity: Originally aired: March 14th, 2021 The AMA's Digital Code of Conduct:

Earn CME credit for listening to this episode of Prioritizing Equity. This week's edition of our Prioritizing Equity series focuses on the power of narratives and language in health care. It explores how dominant narratives perpetuate harm, and offers examples of how these narratives can be challenged and disrupted, moving towards equity-focused and person-first alternatives. Read the guide: Panel: Philip M. Alberti, PhD—Founding Director, AAMC Center for Health Justice and Senior Director, Health Equity Research and Policy at Association of American Medical CollegesDavid A. Ansell, MD, MPH—Senior Vice President and Associate Provost, Community Health Equity, Rush University Medical CenterRenee Canady, PhD, MPA—Chief Executive Officer of MI Public Health InstituteMalika Fair, MD, MPH, FACEP—Senior Director, Equity and Social Accountability, Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC); Assistant Clinical Professor, Emergency Medicine at The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Services Moderator: Fernando De Maio, PhD—Director, Health Equity Research and Data Use, Center for Health Equity, American Medical Association Originally aired: February 14th, 2022  The AMA's Digital Code of Conduct:

The January 24, 2022 edition of the AMA's Prioritizing Equity series focuses on redistributive justice and its impact on the health of patients and communities that have been socially and economically marginalized and minoritized. Panel: Ivelyse Andino—Founder and CEO of Radical HealthWilliam A. (“Sandy”) Darity Jr., PhD—Professor of Public Policy, African and African American Studies, and Economics and the director of the Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity at Duke UniversityEugene Richardson, MD, PhD—Assistant Professor of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School Moderator: Aletha Maybank, MD, MPH—chief health equity officer, senior vice president, Center for Health Equity, American Medical Association Originally aired: January 24, 2022 The AMA's Digital Code of Conduct:

Earn CME credit for listening to this episode of Prioritizing Equity. In this October 4, 2021, Prioritizing Equity discussion, AMA Chief Health Equity Officer, Aletha Maybank, MD, MPH, and leaders across a continuum of disciplines discuss critical race theory and its applications to the field of health equity. Panel: Dennis C. Chin—Vice president of Narrative, Arts, and Culture, Race ForwardMalika Sharma, MD, MEd—Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, St. Michael’s Hospital; assistant professor, University of TorontoBram Wispelwey, MD, MS, MPH—Senior fellow at Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity, associate physician, Division of Global Health Equity Brigham & Women's HospitalRahel Zewude, MD—Black Physicians of British Columbia, Black Physicians of Canada, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia Moderator: Aletha Maybank, MD, MPH—Chief health equity officer, senior vice president, Center for Health Equity, American Medical Association Originally aired: October 4th, 2021 The AMA's Digital Code of Conduct:

Earn CME credit for listening to this episode of Prioritizing Equity. In this July 12, 2021 Prioritizing Equity discussion AMA Chief Health Equity Officer, Aletha Maybank, MD, MPH, is joined by a panel of experts to examine the ways that white physicians can get actively involved in the fight for racial justice. Learn how doctors can become accomplices to advance equity. Panel: David A. Ansell, MD, MPH—Senior vice president and associate provost in community health equity at Rush University Medical CenterEsther K. Choo, MD, MPH—Professor at the Center for Policy and Research in Emergency Medicine in the department of emergency medicine at Oregon Health and Science UniversityBay Love, MBA, MPP—Partner at the Groundwater Institute and organizer at the Racial Equity InstituteKimberly D. Manning, MD, FACP, FAAP—Professor of medicine and associate vice chair of diversity, equity and inclusion at the department of medicine at Emory University School of Medicine Moderator: Aletha Maybank, MD, MPH—Chief health equity officer, senior vice president, Center for Health Equity, American Medical Association Originally aired: July 12th, 2021 The AMA's Digital Code of Conduct:

Earn CME credit for listening to this episode of Prioritizing Equity. This Pride Month, Kameryn Lee, MD, joins Aletha Maybank, MD, MPH for a special Prioritizing Equity discussion on what physicians can do to best support and center the voices of LGBTQ patients while continuing to advance health equity. Originally aired: June 14th, 2021 The AMA's Digital Code of Conduct:

Earn CME credit for listening to this episode of Prioritizing Equity. How can equity be further integrated into medical education? In this May 31, 2021 edition of the AMA's Prioritizing Equity series, leaders in medical education discuss the importance of embedding equity in health care education and envision new paths towards justice. Panel: Candice Chen, MD, MPH—Associate professor, Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity at the George Washington UniversityUtibe R. Essien, MD, MPH—Assistant professor of medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Moderator: Aletha Maybank, MD, MPH—Chief health equity officer, senior vice president, Center for Health Equity, American Medical Association Originally aired: May 31st, 2021 The AMA's Digital Code of Conduct:

Earn CME credit for listening to this episode of Prioritizing Equity. As our AMA Equity Plan reveals, achieving health equity and embedding racial justice requires action and accountability. In this May 17, 2021, Prioritizing Equity panel, leaders in health and higher education discuss why acknowledging historical harms is critical to bringing lasting change to health care. Panel: Robert E. Fullilove, EdD—Associate dean, Community and Minority Affairs and professor, Clinical Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University Irving Medical CenterClarence C. Gravlee, PhD—Associate professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Florida Moderator: Aletha Maybank, MD, MPH—Chief health equity officer, senior vice president, Center for Health Equity, American Medical Association Learn more about the details of the AMA Equity Plan.  Originally aired: May 17th, 2021 The AMA's Digital Code of Conduct:

Earn CME credit for listening to this episode of Prioritizing Equity. How can we work to establish a more equitable future? In this May 3, 2021, Prioritizing Equity panel, health leaders discuss why advancing health equity must require sharing power through effective alliances with those who have experienced marginalization and injustice across generations. Panel: jewel bush—Chief of external affairs, Girl TrekLeseliey Welch, MPH, MBA—Co-founder and executive director, Birth Detroit; co-founder and co-director, Birth Center Equity Guest moderator: Diana Derige, DrPH—Director, health equity strategy & development, Center for Health Equity, American Medical Association Originally aired: May 3rd, 2021 The AMA's Digital Code of Conduct:

Earn CME credit for listening to this episode of Prioritizing Equity. COVID-19 has highlighted the persistent health inequities that exist in the U.S. In this April 19, 2021, edition of the AMA's Prioritizing Equity series, health leaders use the pandemic as a lens to examine how quality and safety can drive equitable health care and outcomes moving forward. Panel: Louis H. Hart, MD—Director of equity, quality & safety, Office of Quality & Safety at NYC Health + HospitalsKedar Mate, MD—President and CEO, Institute for Healthcare Improvement Guest Moderator: Karthik Sivashanker, MD, MPH, CPPS—Vice president of equitable health systems and innovation, Center for Health Equity, American Medical Association; medical director for quality safety and equity, Brigham Health Originally aired: April 19th, 2021  The AMA's Digital Code of Conduct:

Earn CME credit for listening to this episode of Prioritizing Equity. COVID-19 has changed the nature of work for many Americans. The April 5, 2021 installment of the AMA's Prioritizing Equity series explores why employers must be as equally invested as the government and health care community in ensuring equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines for their workforce. Panel: Marina Del Rios, MD, MS—Associate professor of clinical emergency medicine, director of social emergency medicine and emergency ultrasound research director at the University of Illinois College of Medicine in ChicagoKyu Rhee, MD, MPP—Chief medical officer, Aetna; senior vice president, CVS Health Moderator: Aletha Maybank, MD, MPH—Chief health equity officer, senior vice president, Center for Health Equity, American Medical Association Originally aired: April 1st, 2021 The AMA's Digital Code of Conduct:

AMA's Prioritizing Equity series brings together revered voices to discuss how a year of the pandemic has impacted minoritized and marginalized physicians, in this March 18, 2021 webinar. In a conversation moderated by AMA Group Vice President and Chief Health Equity Officer Aletha Maybank, MD, MPH, experts illuminate the effect COVID-19 has had on communities that historically and contemporarily experienced inequities. Panel: Leon McDougle, MD, MPH—121st President, National Medical Association; Professor of Family Medicine, The Ohio State University College of Medicine; Chief Diversity Officer, The OSU Wexner Medical CenterMary Owen, MD—Director of the Center of American Indian and Minority Health, University of Minnesota Medical School; President of the Association of American Indian PhysiciansElena Rios, MD, MSPH—President and CEO, National Hispanic Medical AssociationHector Vargas, JD—Executive director of GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBTQ EqualityWinston F. Wong, MD, MS, FAAFP—Chairman, National Council of Asian Pacific Islander Physicians Moderator: Aletha Maybank, MD, MPH—Chief health equity officer, group vice president, Center for Health Equity, American Medical Association Originally aired March 18, 2021. The AMA's Digital Code of Conduct:

Earn CME credit for listening to this episode of Prioritizing Equity. In this February 25, 2021, edition of the AMA's Prioritizing Equity series, leaders in health justice discuss how trauma-informed approaches impact advancing equity among minoritized and marginalized communities during COVID-19. Panel: Alec Calac—Pauma Band of Luiseño Indians; global public health MD/PhD student at UC San Diego School of Medicine; national policy director for the Association of Native American Medical StudentsL. Toni Lewis, MD—President and founder, Liberation Health Strategies; co-founder, Health Equity CypherNadia Richardson, PhD—DEI trainer; mental health advocate; professor of UAB School of Health Professions, University of Alabama Guest moderator: Mia Keeys, MA, DrPH(c)—Director, health equity policy & advocacy, Center for Health Equity, American Medical Association Originally aired: February 25th, 2021 The AMA's Digital Code of Conduct:

In this February 11, 2021, installment of the AMA's Prioritizing Equity series, health justice leaders and advocates as discuss the ways in which COVID-19 uniquely impacts people with disabilities. Tune in as they share immediate and long-term improvement strategies for ensuring equity. Panel: Irma Gomez— Assistant director of the learning commons at Roosevelt University and advocate for students with disabilitiesMonica Schoch-Spana, PhD—Medical anthropologist, senior scholar with the Johns Hopkins Center for Health SecurityMaurice G. Sholas, MD, PhD— Principal for Sholas Medical Consulting Moderator: Aletha Maybank, MD, MPH—Chief health equity officer, group vice president, Center for Health Equity, American Medical Association Originally aired February 11, 2021. The AMA's Digital Code of Conduct:

In our first Prioritizing Equity panel of 2021, join leaders in health justice as they discuss strategies for equity in the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. Panel: Torian Easterling, MD, MPH—First deputy commissioner and chief equity officer at the NYC Department of Health and Mental HygieneKaakpema "KP" Yelpaala, MPH—Chief executive officer & founder, access.mobile International, Inc. Moderator: Aletha Maybank, MD, MPH—Chief health equity officer, group vice president, Center for Health Equity, American Medical Association Originally aired January 28, 2021.  The AMA's Digital Code of Conduct:

Earn CME credit for listening to this episode of Prioritizing Equity. In the December 10, 2020 edition of our Prioritizing Equity series, leaders in health justice will discuss misinformation, trustworthiness, and strategies to handle vaccine hesitancy among patients and health care professionals. Panel: Giselle Corbie-Smith, MD, MSc: UNC at Chapel Hill Director of the UNC Center for Health Equity Research, Kenan Distinguished Professor of Social Medicine and Medicine at the School of Medicine.Kim Gallon, PhD: Associate Professor of History at Purdue University and founder and executive director of COVID Black.Margaret P. Moss, PhD, JD, RN, FAAN: Hidatsa/Dakhóta, Director of the First Nations House of Learning and an Associate Professor in the School of Nursing at University of British Columbia.Marcella Nunez-Smith, MD, MHS: Founding Director of the Equity Research and Innovation Center (ERIC) & Associate Professor of General Internal Medicine, Public Health, and Management at Yale School of Medicine.Lauren Smith, MD, MPH: Chief Health Equity and Strategy Officer for the CDC Foundation. Moderator: Aletha Maybank, MD, MPH, Chief Health Equity Officer, Group Vice President, Center for Health Equity, American Medical Association Originally aired: December 10th, 2020 The AMA's Digital Code of Conduct:

Earn CME credit for listening to this episode of Prioritizing Equity. In the November 19, 2020 edition of our Prioritizing Equity series, leaders in public health and academia discuss the power of data in understanding health inequities and the systemic issues that cause them to persist. Topics will include COVID-19, the social and political context surrounding data and data analysis, as well as the challenges of quantifying health inequities and the structural and social determinants of health. Panel: Maureen Benjamins, PhD, senior research fellow at the Sinai Urban Health InstituteNancy Krieger, PhD, professor of social epidemiology in the Department of Social and Behavioral Science at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public HealthAlyasah Ali Sewell, PhD, associate professor of sociology at Emory University and founder and director of The Race and Policing Project Moderator: Fernando De Maio, PhD, director, research and data use, AMA Center for Health Equity Originally aired: November 19th, 2020  The AMA's Digital Code of Conduct:

In the November 12, 2020, Prioritizing Equity panel, Aletha Maybank, MD, MPH, moderates a post-election conversation focusing on centering equity in health policy 2020 and beyond, plus what needs to be critical priorities when it comes to advancing advance racial and health justice. Panel: Rishi Manchanda, MD, MPH, president and CEO of Health BeginsManisha A. Sharma, MD, FAAFP, co-founder of Vote Health 2020B. Cameron Webb, MD, JD, director of Health Equity Policy and Equity at University of Virginia School of Medicine Moderator: Aletha Maybank, MD, MPH, AMA chief health equity officer and vice president Originally aired: November 12th, 2020 The AMA's Digital Code of Conduct:

Earn CME credit for listening to this episode of Prioritizing Equity. In the AMA's October 29, 2020, Prioritizing Equity panel, health care leaders held a critical conversation on approaches to dismantling race-based medicine across clinical practice, education and research. Panel: Nwamaka Eneanya, MD, MPH, FASN, assistant professor of medicine and epidemiology, director of health equity, anti-racism and community engagementRohan Khazanchi, BA, MD/MPH candidate, medical student at the University of Nebraska Medical Center & University of Minnesota School of Public Health; member of the AMA Council on Medical Education and the AMA Medical Student Section’s Region 2 delegation chairMichelle Morse, MD, MPH, co-founder, EqualHealth; assistant professor, Harvard Medical School Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy FellowJennifer Tsai, MD, MEd, emergency medicine physician, writer, educator and advocate in New Haven, ConnecticutDarshali Vyas, MD, second-year resident physician at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, MA Moderator: Aletha Maybank, MD, MPH, AMA chief health equity officer and vice president Originally aired: October 29th, 2020 The AMA's Digital Code of Conduct:

Earn CME credit for listening to this episode of Prioritizing Equity. This Hispanic Heritage Month, public health leaders on the Oct. 15, 2020, Prioritizing Equity panel discuss COVID-19 and the Latinx community. Topics include structural racism, the invisibility of the Latinx community in mainstream topics and the impact this has on health care access and quality. Panel: Rita Carreón, deputy vice president of health, UnidosUSRay Mendez, MD, MA, founding physician, MiMedicoRuth Enid Zambrana, PhD, distinguished university professor and interim chair, Department of Women's Studies, director, Consortium on Race, Gender and Ethnicity, and adjunct professor, family medicine, University of Maryland Baltimore School of Medicine Guest moderator: Diana Lemos, PhD, MPH, program manager, AMA Center for Health Equity COVID-19 and Latinx Community Report: Originally aired: October 15th, 2020 The AMA's Digital Code of Conduct: