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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Resources

Anti-Racism

The Anti-Racism Collaborative at the University of Iowa has put forth a list of anti-racism resources.

JAMA special issue: Racial and Ethnic Disparities and Inequities in Medicine and Health Care

LGBTQ+

Support for LGBTQ Members in Ophthalmology A feature by David Ramirez, MD, detailing the struggle of searching for members of the LGBTQ+ community within ophthalmology and the creation of an LGBTQ+ Community on the Academy's Online Community

Health Equity

Advancing Health Equity: A Guide to Language, Narrative and Concepts A resources from the American Medical Association and the Association of American Medical Colleges.  The field of health equity, as a scholarly domain and as a central issue in medicine, has evolved a great deal in recent years. A lot has been learned, and important progress has been made; yet there is still much that is being debated. Just as we would when exploring any new topic or area of study, when we want to learn more about the science and evidence in a particular area, one of the first tasks is to find trusted resources, so that one can learn more. In that spirit, teams from the American Medical Association and the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Center for Health Justice came together to produce this document, "Advancing Health Equity: A Guide to Language, Narrative and Concepts," providing physicians, health care workers and others a valuable foundational toolkit for health equity.

Ophthalmology DEI Resources

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Ophthalmolgy 2022 Drs. Ambar Faridi, O'Rese Knight, and Fasika Woreta, members of the Academy's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) work group for resident education, discuss the importance of DEI, strategies to improve diversity and equity in ophthalmology, and future challenges to address in resident selection