Action Collaborative for Black Men in Medicine
The Action Collaborative for Black Men in Medicine brings together partners across industries and disciplines to create systems change to increase the representation of Black men in medicine.
The charge of the action collaborative is to:
- Identify replicable solutions to amplify and support Black men’s interest in a career in medicine and/or in the biomedical sciences.
- Use existing data and evidence to develop systems-based solutions to address practices that create barriers for Black men and prevent them from having equitable opportunities to successfully enroll in medical school.
- Convene key partners to act on measurable solutions.
What is the Action Collaborative?
Convened by the AAMC and the National Medical Association (NMA) and built on the data from the AAMC publication Altering the Course: Black Males in Medicine, the action collaborative is a community that focuses on systemic solutions to increase the representation and success of Black men interested in medicine.
The action collaborative recognizes that the number of Black men applicants to and matriculants in medical school remains relatively unchanged, and this is now considered to be a national crisis by the AAMC, the NMA, and the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM). We also recognize that interventions are needed as early as elementary school. We will streamline our efforts on areas of the continuum where the AAMC and the NMA may have the greatest impact, which is from the last two years of high school through the first two years of medical school.
Join the Action Collaborative
To become an action partner and/or remain updated on the work of the action collaborative, email us at actioncollabforblackmen@aamc.org. We will follow up with next steps for your engagement.
Contact
If you have questions, please contact us at actioncollabforblackmen@aamc.org.