Diversity & Inclusion

The AAIM Board of Directors approved a new diversity, equity, and inclusion statement at its meeting October 16, 2019. As part of the Alliance’s ongoing support to promote diversity, equity, mutual respect, and inclusiveness, AAIM will focus on eight key deliverables.

AAIM Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Statement

The Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine (AAIM) is committed to promoting and championing diversity, equity and inclusion as a strategic imperative in support of academic internal medicine physicians, administrators, and physicians-in-training. 

Read the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Strategic Plan

Download past meeting presentations covering topics related to diversity, inclusion, and equity.

DEI Presentation Material Themes

June 2020—AAIM expresses its horror and sadness in agreement with the rest of the world at the death of George Floyd at the hands of police. For our African-American colleagues, this is a predictable fact of life reflecting several hundred years of history of unchecked police power and judicial authority.  We are witnessing a tragic failure of a democratic society wherein African-Americans are continually and systematically treated unfairly, with overt discrimination, and must fear for their very existence.

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June 2020—AAIM supports all LGBTQ+ faculty, administrators, learners, and patients, and their right to be treated equitably in all professional, personal, and health care environments. 

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• ACP Council on Subspecialty
• Societies Consortium on Sexual Harassment in STEMM
• TIME’S UP Healthcare

About the Award

The AAIM Diversity Award is presented to an individual who has effectively improved diversity within medical schools or who has worked to ensure patients of all races and ethnicities receive the highest quality of care. The award is presented during Academic Internal Medicine Week.

Current Recipients 

Emelia J. Benjamin, MD, ScM, FACC, FAHA

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