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email article The American Medical Association (AMA) released a 3-year strategic plan Tuesday to "dismantle structural racism starting from within the organization," noting that "equity work requires recognition of past harms and critical examination of institutional roles upholding these structures." "The framework of the plan ... is driven by the immense need for equity-centered solutions to confront harms produced by systemic racism and other forms of oppression for Black, Latinx, Indi...

The AMA plan calls for more than diversifying its staff and adding members who are from Black, Hispanic, Indigenous and LGBTQ communities. It aims to embed anti-racist activities and education at every level of the organization. ‘’We’re going to be holding ourselves accountable,’’ said Dr. Aletha Maybank, AMA’s chief health equity officer. The influential advocacy group also plans to use its clout to advocate for health equity government policies and to create and deliver anti-racis...

American Medical Association The American Medical Association, the nation’s largest association of and lobby group for doctors, says it’s taking on racial disparities in health care with a plan to dismantle structural racism in its own ranks and across the U.S. medical establishment. Leaders of the AMA, whose headquarters is on North Wabash Avenue in River North, say they’re aiming to “pivot from ambivalence to urgent action” on health inequities. Though the new, 83-page report has be...

American Medical Association Embraces Critical Race Theory, Rejects Meritocracy The American Medical Association (AMA), the largest national organization representing physicians and medical students in the United States, has vowed to give up its long-held meritocratic ideal in favor of “racial justice” and “health equity.” In an 86-page strategic plan released Tuesday, the AMA lays out a three-year road map detailing how the organization will use its influence to dismantle “structural...

US doctors group issues anti-racism plan for itself, field LINDSEY TANNER, AP Medical Writer May 11, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 3 1of3FILE - In this Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012 file photo, a doctor wears a stethoscope around his neck as he tends to patients in his office in Illinois. On Tuesday, May 11, 2021, the American Medical Association released a comprehensive plan aimed at dismantling structural racism inside its own ranks and within the U.S. medical establishment.Jeff Roberson/AP...

Lindsey Tanner FILE - This Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015 file photo shows Dr. Raymond Givens at the Columbia University Medical Center in New York. On Tuesday, May 11, 2021, the American Medical Association released a comprehensive plan to dismantle structural racism inside its own ranks and within the U.S. medical establishment. ‘’People are dying on a daily basis from the same structural racism that they are now acknowledging,’’ Givens says. ‘’Given that, the...

COVID-19 immunity in S.C. estimated to be 65%, according to MUSC research CDC: What to expect at your COVID-19 vaccination appointment By WMBF News Staff | April 30, 2021 at 10:45 AM EDT - Updated April 30 at 10:45 AM COLUMBIA, S.C. (WMBF) – Research from the Medical University of South Carolina estimates that statewide immunity to the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 has hit about 65%. For Georgetown, Horry and Williamsburg counties, the research estimates that more than two-thirds of ...

Doctors, DHEC fight vaccine hesitancy following Johnson & Johnson vaccine pause Doctors, DHEC fight vaccine hesitancy following Johnson & Johnson vaccine pause By Katherine Phillips | April 16, 2021 at 6:17 PM EDT - Updated April 16 at 7:19 PM MURRELLS INLET, S.C. (WMBF) - Days after federal health officials recommended a pause for the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, state health officials and local doctors say they aren’t aware of anyone in South Carolina having symptoms...

Tidelands Health adjusts visitation guidelines, hours due to declining COVID-19 cases Tidelands Health (Source: WMBF) By WMBF News Staff | March 15, 2021 at 3:58 PM EDT - Updated March 15 at 4:01 PM GEORGETOWN COUNTY, S.C. (WMBF) – A major hospital system is relaxing its visitation hours and guidelines as COVID-19 cases drop. Tidelands Health announced on Monday that it has adjusted its visitor policy but while still mainting strict precautions to protect the health of patients, visito...

As COVID-19 vaccinations continue a year after pandemic, focus turns to next steps One Year Since COVID-19: The Road Ahead By Ian Klein | March 12, 2021 at 9:26 PM EST - Updated March 12 at 11:17 PM MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WMBF) - As South Carolina surpasses the one-year mark since the first COVID-19 case was reported in the state, eyes are now turned toward the future. A year later, three vaccines are now available - offering hope to return to life as we knew it before the virus changed every...