Medicine and medical education are currently undergoing a period of transition around addressing and welcoming diversity and inclusion. To that end, the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) has developed a Diversity and Inclusion Toolkit with a website full of … Continue reading
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Turning uncomfortable conversations into necessary conversations
Talking about race and racism can seem difficult, but it doesn’t have to be. Being open to conversations about race requires humility and acknowledgment that you are just now stepping into a one-sided conversation that has been happening for a … Continue reading
Takeaways from We’re here, but are you listening?
LAS recently collaborated on a two-part chat with Iboro Umana, MD, PhD based on his presentation, We’re here, but are you listening? These discussions were part of the LAS series, Culture of Silence in Medical Education, and they struck a … Continue reading
We’re here, but are you
listening?
Recent acknowledgement of America’s systemic racism and police violence, resulting protests and demonstrations, impact all of us, but disproportionately, they impact people of color. Continue reading