Earn CME credit for episodes of Educating Physicians on Controversies and Challenges in Health: Health Care Disparities Among Racial-Ethnic Minority Patients
Office guide to communicating with limited English proficient patients (PDF, 608KB)
Health disparities introductory kit
"Working Together to End Racial and Ethnic Disparities: One Physician at a Time" (PDF, 147KB)
Commission to end health care disparities survey brief
Physician engagement in health care disparities
Recent studies have shown that despite the steady improvements in the overall health of the United States, racial and ethnic minorities experience a lower quality of health services and are less likely to receive routine medical procedures and have higher rates of morbidity and mortality than non-minorities. Disparities in health care exist even when controlling for gender, condition, age and socio-economic status.
Activities and resources
The AMA has encouraged physicians to examine their own practices to ensure equality in medical care. Learn about AMA programs and activities committed to the elimination of racial and ethnic health care disparities.Health care disparities CME activities
Earn CME credit for online courses focused on eliminating health care disparities.Commission to End Health Care Disparities
A description of the activities of the American Medical Association/National Medical Association Commission to End Health Care Disparities.Research findings and recommendations
Prompted by a request from Congress, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) performed an assessment on the differences in the kinds and quality of health care received by United States racial and ethnic minorities and non minorities.Articles and reports
Articles and reports on health care disparity issues.Doctors Back To School
AMA Minority Affairs Consortium project Doctors Back to School.Content provided by: Health Disparities
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