Discussing quality improvement is routine in morbidity and mortality conferences, but little attention is paid to iatrogenic harms of structural racism in health professions education.
AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(8):E748-752. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2022.748.
Marjorie Westervelt, PhD, MPH, Darius Billingsley, MD, Maya London, and Tonya Fancher, MD, MPH
Retention, student progression, and career advancement milestones are at least as important as admissions in promoting just medical education opportunity.
AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(12):E937-945. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2021.937.
Barbara Barzansky, PhD, MHPE, Robert B. Hash, MD, MBA, Veronica Catanese, MD, MBA, and Donna Waechter, PhD
Diversity standards in medical education accreditation do not guarantee diversity but stimulate schools’ activities to recruit and retain diverse students and faculty.
AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(12):E946-952. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2021.946.
Jessica H. Ballou, MD, MPH and Karen J. Brasel, MD, MPH
Calls to expand palliative care education have been explicit since the 1990s, but palliative care training in surgery remains too narrowly focused on end of life.
AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(10):E800-805. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2021.800.