Health Justice Fellow, Bryant Rucker, published a blog post on the Milbank Memorial Fund website on discussing the importance of Physician Assistant workforce diversity. …
Creating a Physician Assistant Workforce That Represents All Communities
Our Commitment to Equity
Our commitment to equity is consistent with the fundamental values of equality, liberty, and opportunity for all and we see ourselves as part of a tradition of advocates pushing this country to hold true these espoused values for everyone….
Introducing the For Us All Campaign
The For Us All campaign was born from a town hall meeting at the 2024 conference. Using the decades of collective wisdom and experience amassed by alliance members, we can challenge narratives pushed by those who seek to maintain the status quo—where healthcare and health professional education prioritize the needs of a privileged few over the needs of everyone who makes our society great….
December 2024 – Health Advocate Insights
With election day now behind us and the results in, we are now getting inklings about how the second Trump administration will look in terms of personnel and policy. Early signals suggest that the administration will focus on restructuring federal programs, deregulating healthcare in some areas and bolstering regulations in others. This shift raises critical questions about how these leaders will address health workforce shortages, funding for education and training programs, and the role of federal agencies in supporting underserved communities. We’ll delve into the backgrounds of these appointees and explore what their leadership might mean for workforce development, access to care, and equity in health and education systems….
November 2024 – Health Advocate Insights
The week leading up to the presidential election can only be described as chaotic. As both candidates make final pushes in the swing states, healthcare and education issues have fallen by the wayside; however, two big issues have managed to gain steam…
Physician Associate Workforce Diversity
For the October 2024 Social Mission Alliance newsletter, Kiara Marmolejos joins us as guest editor to provide information on physician assistant workforce diversity….
October 2024 – Health Advocate Insights
The effects of the Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) decision – which overturned affirmative action in higher education – are now just being realized. Colleges and universities across the country have been releasing the diversity numbers of their most recent entering classes and the results are mixed….
Champion Spotlight: Black Equity Coalition
The BEC addresses inequities that structural racism and oppression have on the health, well-being, growth, and economic stability of the Black community in Pittsburg and beyond by leveraging the expertise of social scientists, physicians, health care professionals, epidemiologists, public health practitioners, funders, government officials, business and education leaders, researchers, and community advocates….
Study of Florida’s Healthcare Workforce Finds Underrepresentation of Hispanic and Black Populations
Florida is one of the most diverse states in the nation, with 55% of those between the ages of 20 and 35 identifying as persons of color. This diversity, however, is not reflected in many healthcare fields or graduates of health professions programs in the state especially those requiring advanced education. Researchers found that in Florida’s current workforce, Hispanic individuals were underrepresented in 19 of 21 health professions reviewed. Among the graduates of programs training the future healthcare workforce, in 16 health professions such as medical and nursing schools, Hispanic representation is increasing in most but still below their representation in the Florida population. Regrettably representation of the Black population decreased among graduates in 10 of the 16 professions and they remain very underrepresented in most professions….
2024-25 Health Justice Fellows Announced
The Health Justice Fellowship program is dedicated to nurturing the talents of trainees who already show promise and commitment to advancing health justice in society and social mission in health professional training. Help us welcome the incoming cohort of the 2024-2025 Health Justice Fellows….
