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A framework for educators and administrators who create programs for coaching medical students—view videos, purchase books or download directories of workshop participants.
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The American Medical Association (AMA) is the nation’s largest professional association of physicians. It is the physicians’ powerful ally in patient care, promoting the art and science of medicine and the betterment of public health. Rooted in a history of advocacy and guided by a vision of a more equitable future, the AMA recognizes the urgent need to address historical and contemporary injustices within the health care system.
Advancing health equity through the AMA’s efforts entails a dedicated, coordinated and honest approach. It recognizes the harmful effects of the AMA’s past and targets the systemic inequities in the health care ecosystem. Toward that goal, the AMA released a plan to chart a path toward a more promising and equitable future for all.
This is the AMA’s second health equity strategic plan dedicated to advancing health equity. Read the AMA leadership viewpoint reaffirming the association’s commitment to health equity.
Download the full PDF of the 2024-2025 strategic plan for details on the AMA’s continuing work to embed racial justice and advance health equity.
The origins of this strategic plan date back to the AMA’s Annual House of Delegates meeting in June of 2018. In this meeting, the time-limited Health Equity Task Force—appointed by the chair of the AMA Board of Trustees—presented to the AMA House of Delegates Board Report 33, A-18, a “Plan for Continued Progress Toward Health Equity D-180.981” (PDF).
In April of 2019, the AMA launched the AMA Center for Health Equity with the hiring of its first chief health equity officer.
In 2021, the AMA announced its first strategic plan to embed racial justice and advance health equity. This plan was a three-year roadmap to plant the initial seeds for action and accountability to embed racial justice and advance health equity for years to come. Read the progress updates for each of the three years.
The 2024-2025 plan (PDF) serves as a direct extension of the 2021–2023 strategic plan. Together, the two documents detail the AMA’s health equity strategy over a five-year period.
AMA membership offers unique access to savings and resources tailored to enrich the personal and professional lives of physicians, residents and medical students.
With the input of many both inside and outside of the AMA, this strategic plan serves as a roadmap of the first strategic plan to promote action and accountability to advance health equity for years to come. The AMA will initiate and push forward these five strategic approaches:
In the spirit of demonstrating a commitment to lifelong learning by continuing to seek new knowledge and approaches, this strategic plan includes educational primers. These primers cover some of the topics that have demanded the AMA’s attention over the last few years and will help guide the AMA’s work in the coming years. These include:
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The AMA promotes the art and science of medicine and the betterment of public health.