Diversity
The AAMC is deeply committed to increasing
diversity in medical schools.
This commitment extends to increasing the
number of minority physicians available to serve the nation's growing
minority population, expanding areas of research undertaken by medical
academics, and raising the general cultural competence of all physicians.
The AAMC is working to increase diversity in medical education and advance
health care equity in the United States. Our efforts focus on three general
areas: diversifying the applicant pool; serving applicants and medical
students, and; supporting medical school faculty and administration.
Key Initiatives
Holistic Review Project
The AAMC's Holistic Review Project is designed to develop resources that medical schools can use to create
and sustain medical student diversity. The project focuses on the
application and admissions process in the context of medical school
mission and goals and other institutional diversity initiatives.
AspiringDocs.org
This outreach campaign is designed to raise awareness of the critical
need for more diversity in medicine and to encourage well-prepared
African American, Latino/a, and Native American students to apply
to and enroll in medical school.
Summer Medical and Dental Education
Program (SMDEP)
SMDEP is a free six-week summer program that offers intensive medical and dental school preparation to
eligible students.
Herbert W. Nickens Awards
The AAMC supports the Herbert W. Nickens Award, the Herbert W. Nickens Faculty Fellowships, amd the Herbert W. Nickens Medical Student Scholarships.
Tool for Assessing Cultural Competency
Training
TACCT supports medical schools in evaluating the effectiveness of their cultural
competency curriculum.
Health Professionals
for Diversity (HPD) Coalition
HPD represents health-care providers, researchers,
educators, students, suppliers, and others, promoting diversity
in the health professions.
Assessing Medical School Admissions Policies: Implications of the U.S. Supreme Court's Affirmative Action Decisions
This 2003 document was designed to help medical schools work with legal counsel to put into practice the U.S. Supreme Court decisions on race-conscious admissions policies.
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