The Power of Collective Action: Assessing and Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Efforts at AAMC Medical Schools
AAMC Report- November 2022
Association of American Medical Colleges
“Following the release of the AAMC’s strategic plan and the AAMC Framework for Addressing and Eliminating Racism at the AAMC, in Academic Medicine, and Beyond in October 2020, the AAMC Council of Deans (COD) Administrative Board explored concrete actions leaders can take to advance DEI at their institutions locally and extend that impact nationally…[aiming] to equip medical schools and teaching hospitals and health systems to become more inclusive, equitable organizations.”
The AAMC “leads and serves America’s medical schools and teaching hospitals and the millions of individuals across academic medicine.”
“This publication is a valuable resource to all medical school leaders. It highlights areas of strength and practices that medical schools across the country can adopt to foster a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture for their campuses… It is our hope that this publication prompts conversation on your campus and nationally, spurring momentum to address these critical issues collectively and collaboratively…[with a] focus on achieving transformational change in our learning and workplace environments.”
AAMC Description (from the report)—“AAMC members comprise all 157 accredited U.S. medical schools; 14 accredited Canadian medical schools; approximately 400 teaching hospitals and health systems, including Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers; and nearly 80 academic societies…the AAMC leads and serves America’s medical schools and teaching hospitals and the millions of individuals across academic medicine, including more than 191,000 full-time faculty members, 95,000 medical students, 149,000 resident physicians, and 60,000 graduate students and postdoctoral researchers in the biomedical sciences. Following a 2022 merger, the Alliance of Academic Health Centers and the Alliance of Academic Health Centers International broadened the AAMC’s U.S. membership and expanded its reach to international academic health centers.”
Related: Roughly a third of medical schools have DEI incentives for employees, report finds (Higher Ed Dive, 11/14//22)
