Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Resources

AAHPM is committed to educating and building a community that embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion. The following resources are intended to provide education and learning opportunities and are not officially endorsed by AAHPM.

If you have questions on AAHPM’s DEI initiatives or resource suggestions, please contact AAHPM Member Services at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

Practical Strategies

• Diversity and Equity 21 Day Challenge - San Francisco Department of Public Health
• Daring Discussions Toolkit - National Association for the Education of Young Children
• Video: 3 Ways to be a Better Ally in the Workplace - TED.com / Melinda Epler
• Guide to Allyship – project by Amelie Lamont
• What Works - Evidence Based Ideas to Increase DEI in the Workplace - University of Massachusetts Amherst
• Diversity in Fellowship Selection Materials - University of California, San Francisco
  • Video: UCSF Fellow Selection Orientation
  • Selection Evaluation Rubric (PDF)
• Interrupting Microaggressions in Health Care Settings: A Guide for Teaching Medical Students - Association of American Medical Colleges
• Cultural Respect - National Institutes of Health Office of Communications
• Microaggressions and Their Macro Impact on Health Care - AAHPM Winter Quarterly newsletter
• Cultural Awareness in Healthcare: A Checklist - Quality Interactions

Opinions and Perspectives

• 6 Top Trends in DEI for 2022 - Purdue Global University
• Diversity Equity and Inclusion that Matter - New England Journal of Medicine
• Podcast: The Nocturnists: Black Voices in Healthcare - The Nocturnists
• A Guide to Understanding and Avoiding Cultural Appropriation - ThoughtCo.
• Learn Function of Code Switching as a Linguistic Term - ThoughtCo.
• Five Reasons Why People Code-Switch – NPR
• The Origin of the Term Intersectionality - Columbia Journalism Review

Resource Portal

• Health Care for Black Patients with Serious Illness: A Literature Review - CAPC
• Videos: Unconscious Bias Training - University of California, San Francisco
• Addressing Microaggressions in Racially Charged Patient-Provider Interactions: A Pilot Randomized Trial - BMC Medical Education
• Video: Cracking the Codes: A Trip to the Grocery store - Joy DeGruy
• Perceived Microaggressions in Health Care: A Measurement Study - PLOS ONE
• Legislation Affecting LGBT Rights Across the Country - ACLU
  • Transgender Legslation in TN