The DEI track will be back for Academic Internal Medicine Week 2023 . If you are interested in expanding your learning on minimizing bias and promoting equity and inclusion, join us at AIMW23. The conference will offer a full range of session types and topics for seasoned professionals, mid...
The 2021 AAMC US Medical School Faculty Roster Report indicated that of 189,553 basic and clinical sciences faculty, a total of 295 individuals identified as American Indian or Alaska Native. Only 24 of these faculty were in internal medicine! In comparison, the US Census Bureau reported...
November 2022– In fall 2022, the Alliance released recommendations on how to promote equity and inclusion in the interview process . These recommendations can be readily adapted for the fellowship interview process and can be found in the December 2022 issue of AAIM Perspectives in The...
Classism Any attitude or institutional practice which subordinates people due to income, occupation, education, and/or their economic condition. Change agents Change agents are individuals within an organization at any level who are educated about managing diversity, inclusion, and...
Imposter Syndrome First explained in the 1978 by psychologists Suzanne Imes, PhD, and Pauline Rose Clance, PhD, Merriam-Webster states that impostor syndrome is a psychological condition that is characterized by persistent doubt concerning one's abilities or accomplishments accompanied...
May 2022— In 2021, most APDIM residency and fellowship program administration internal medicine residents and fellowship program administrators attended society equity training offered by their institutions. Learn more #DEINewsletter #News
May 2022— Mark your calendar and plan on attending the 2022 APDIM Fall Meeting, which will be held in person in San Diego, CA, September 22-24. Registration opens on June 6. DEI is its own workshop track at the meeting; your expert peers will provide ideas, approaches, and content that you can...
May 2022— In June 2021, AAIM released a summary of evidence-based recommendations to address inequities in the clerkship grading process provide a framework for clerkship directors to redesign their clerkship grading system using a pro-equity lens. View the document #DEINewsletter ...
May 2022— AAIM is pleased to announce that Polly E. Parsons, MD, MACP, FCCP, ATSF, will serve as AAIM President and CEO, beginning July 11, 2022. The second president in the Alliance’s history, Dr. Parsons brings her commitment to the tripartite mission to lead AAIM into the next phase of the...
February 2022— Grow your knowledge and your network at the upcoming Academic Internal Medicine Week 2022 . After two years, the meeting is back in person April 10-13 in Charlotte, NC. Register by March 2 to get the "early bird" rate and save. The DEI education track is robust: Workshop...