ACP joins leading health care organizations in awarding grants to support diversity, equity and inclusion
The grants of $10,000 to $40,000 support interprofessional projects led by internal medicine residents, fellows, and faculty that focus on improving trust and advancing health equity.
ACP, the Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine, the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM), the ABIM Foundation, and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation awarded a total of $400,000 in grants to 15 medical schools and health systems across the United States to enhance medical education and build a more trustworthy health system.
Grants range from $10,000 to $40,000 based on a program's scope. All support interprofessional projects led by internal medicine residents, fellows, and faculty that focus on improving trust and advancing health equity. Of the total funding, $100,000 is dedicated to projects focused on enhancing diagnostic excellence and health equity.
Some 2024 projects funded by the Building Trust Through Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Diagnostic Excellence in Internal Medicine Training grant program include the following:
- Alameda Health System–Highland Hospital is developing a home visit curriculum to deepen residents' understanding of social determinants of health impacting their communities.
- The University of Chicago is conducting studies on physician notes and clinical outcomes and facilitating patient focus groups to create an evidence-based curriculum addressing clinician bias toward patients with sickle cell disease.
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center is creating medical simulation training to improve health care professionals' competency in providing inclusive care to LGBTQ+ patients and testing guidelines for supporting transgender and gender-diverse patients.
Read the press release to learn more.