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#HealthEquity movement to innovate health professions education to build a more just + equitable health system for all.
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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.
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September 25, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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
➡️https://bit.ly/AM_DisabilitySupplement
@docswithdisability.bsky.social
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...
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...
socialmission.org
July 29, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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."
"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."
'The majority of mental health professionals in the U.S. are white. Therapists of color are working to expand the diversity of their field and increase access to meet a rising demand for their services.' | @embodiedwunc.bsky.social
www.wunc.org/show/embodie...
www.wunc.org/show/embodie...
Why We Need More Therapists Of Color
The majority of mental health professionals in the U.S. are white. Therapists of color are working to expand the diversity of their field and increase access to meet a rising demand for their services...
www.wunc.org
July 11, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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."
"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."
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📢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
Yet only 9% of med schools employ a specialized DRP
Read more at link 👇
bit.ly/AcadMed_Stre...
#AccessInMedicine #DocsWithDisabilities
June 26, 2025 at 12:45 PM
📢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
Yet only 9% of med schools employ a specialized DRP
Read more at link 👇
bit.ly/AcadMed_Stre...
#AccessInMedicine #DocsWithDisabilities
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"Recovering From Moral Injury" by Kim Bui is a gripping journey on physician burnout and finding the right fit to fuel your passion.
pulsevoices.org/stories/reco...
#MedSky #medicalhumanities #burnout #experience #healthcare #primarycare #patients #medicine #inspiration #journey #story #writers
pulsevoices.org/stories/reco...
#MedSky #medicalhumanities #burnout #experience #healthcare #primarycare #patients #medicine #inspiration #journey #story #writers
June 26, 2025 at 1:32 PM
"Recovering From Moral Injury" by Kim Bui is a gripping journey on physician burnout and finding the right fit to fuel your passion.
pulsevoices.org/stories/reco...
#MedSky #medicalhumanities #burnout #experience #healthcare #primarycare #patients #medicine #inspiration #journey #story #writers
pulsevoices.org/stories/reco...
#MedSky #medicalhumanities #burnout #experience #healthcare #primarycare #patients #medicine #inspiration #journey #story #writers
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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
✅ Register now for #ACUConf: bit.ly/408VR1C
June 20, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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
✅ 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...
Learn more 👇Read this wonderful source and share your thoughts : www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/sites/cpci/d...
www.feinberg.northwestern.edu
June 16, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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...
Learn more 👇Read this wonderful source and share your thoughts : www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/sites/cpci/d...
📊 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...?
Source: www.theguardian.com/science/2016...?
June 13, 2025 at 2:12 PM
📊 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...?
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...
batten.virginia.edu/about/news/b...
June 9, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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...
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
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
June 5, 2025 at 12:53 PM
✍️ 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
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
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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...
www.mededportal.org/doi/10.15766...
June 2, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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...
www.mededportal.org/doi/10.15766...
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...
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...
www.milbank.org
June 2, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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...
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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
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,...
nyhealthfoundation.org
May 28, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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
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
May 28, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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
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
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.
www.hpsa.org
May 27, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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."
In an #OpEd, Franklyn Rocha-Cabrero, MD, discusses Trump's recent order instructing medical accrediting bodies to exclude DEI criteria and rely solely on academic metrics, arguing that such a shift threatens equity and quality in medical education.
www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...
www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...
Opinion | Test Scores Never Defined My Competence as an Effective Clinician
Accreditation must remain independent to protect equity in medicine
www.medpagetoday.com
May 21, 2025 at 8:28 PM
"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."
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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
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
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.
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May 20, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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
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
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...
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...
Apply
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May 1, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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...
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...
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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
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
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
www.salon.com
April 21, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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
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
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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.
April 16, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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."
"How do we know where to draw the line, and when it is time to resist?"
This Viewpoint discusses scientific, medical, and public health actions taken so far during the first week of the administration. #MedSky https://ja.ma/3EeRo5K
This Viewpoint discusses scientific, medical, and public health actions taken so far during the first week of the administration. #MedSky https://ja.ma/3EeRo5K
How Should Health Care and Public Health Respond to the New US Administration?
This Viewpoint discusses scientific, medical, and public health actions, including withdrawing from the World Health Organization, taken so far during the first week of the Trump administration.
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April 9, 2025 at 1:23 PM
"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."
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...
@milbankfund.bsky.social
www.milbank.org/2025/04/crea...
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...
www.milbank.org
April 3, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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...
@milbankfund.bsky.social
www.milbank.org/2025/04/crea...
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🏥 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
"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
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
publichealth.gwu.edu
April 2, 2025 at 5:56 PM
🏥 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
"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 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
#PA #HealthEquity @gw-workforce.bsky.social
March 24, 2025 at 1:20 PM
🚨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
#PA #HealthEquity @gw-workforce.bsky.social
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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
AJPH
American Journal of Public Health (AJPH) from the American Public Health Association (APHA)
doi.org
March 19, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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