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Diversity
The Committee on Diversity (COD) serves to advance AAPA's commitment to all aspects of diversity.
The Committee on Diversity shall:
- identify and help address issues of race, ethnic and cultural diversity;
- identify and address disparities in health care;
- enhance collaboration between PAs and local, regional, and national organizations on issues of diversity;
- promote an inclusive environment that appreciates diversity;
- provide tools to help PAs achieve cultural competence in patient care;
- and promote the contributions of AAPA ethno-cultural caucuses and support their efforts in eliminating disparities that impact patient care.
San Antonio Conference Set to Offer Blockbuster Diversity CME Presentations/Ethnocultural Caucus Activity
- CME:
- This year's conference is rich with strong and varied presentations touching on a variety of diversity and health disparity topics. From racism in American medicine to gender and cardiovascular disease, from debunking myths about race and intimate partner violence to examining the impact of socioeconomic status on metabolic syndrome, and from unequal treatment of gay and lesbian patients to a sizzling-hot panel on conscience and ethics, this year's conference promises an unbeatable line-up of diversity and disparity topics. Follow this link for your ticket to the hottest CME diversity agenda around.
- CAUCUS ACTIVITY:
- Support the AAPA ethno-cultural caucuses! Follow this link to an updated list of all the ethno-cultural caucus meetings and social events in San Antonio, including the African Heritage, PAs for Latino Health, Asian and Pacific Islander, Lesbian Bisexual Lesbian and Gay, Firsts Nations Council, Rural Health, and Global Health caucuses. Support your ethno-cultural caucuses and join the fun! See you there!
Eliminating Health Disparities: Diversity Tools for State Associations and Members The AAPA Committee on Diversity is pleased to offer several tools for state associations and members:
1. Suggested Projects for State Chapters: Click here to see the updated list of exciting and informative ways you can move forward on diversity projects in your state, while connecting with the work of the AAPA COD. These are excellent for both state associations as well as student diversity groups.
2. Use our "Promoting a More Diverse AAPA" Tool: Diversity is a strategic business imperative for the AAPA, and we strive to enhance implementation of best business practice recommendations in this area. Diversity efforts help us to attract, retain and motivate the best people drawn from the broadest pool of applicants. These efforts also ensure that every person has a seat at the table. And, perhaps the most important of all, they enable the AAPA to best serve our constituents by tapping the insights and talents of a diverse leadership pool. To learn more about this issue, the COD has created a development tool that provides:
- the business rationale for diversity as a strategic management directive;
- criteria that can be utilized for self-evaluation as well as during appointment and nomination processes;
- recommendations for individual improvement related to each of the criteria.
By integrating these criteria into self-assessments, and considering these criteria during leadership appointments and nominations, we serve to benefit our profession, our constituents and our patients. On behalf the COD, we hope this tool proves useful to you in developing the highest caliber of leadership while incorporating diversity as a strategic management directive. Click here to view the "Promoting a More Diverse AAPA" tool.
3. Bring the "Heads Up!" Racial Disparities Reduction Project to Your State: Use this web-based project as a tool to increase awareness and action about racial and other cultural disparities in care. Go to www.stop-disparities.org, and click on the "Bring This Project to Your City" tab for information on how to bring this project to your association, school or city.
4. Borrow the Highly-Acclaimed "Worlds Apart": This highly acclaimed four-part series on cross-cultural health care is available for borrowing by all AAPA chapters, and has been pre-approved by the AAPA for CME! This allows you to use it at local conferences, and award CME to members. This project is enhanced by a detailed facilitators guide, adding structure and direction to presentations utilizing this insightful and popular tool. Contact COD advisor Lynn Schoenfelder for details.
5. Promote Diversity-Related CME: Participate with your state chapter to help promote diversity presentations. Assess who is speaking about these issues in your medical community and explore ways to invite them to speak at local conferences and CME events. The COD has contributed to a guide to CME competencies, an excellent tool for use by state associations. Click here to see this helpful resource to assist CME presenters in integrating diversity and other competencies into their CME presentations.
6. Utilize Powerpoint Presentations: Currently there are several presentations available to members online. All have been approved for presentation to AAPA national conferences, and are available for you to present to your state meetings. Click here to see and download these presentations on topics ranging from childhood obesity and culture, unequal treatment of gay and lesbian patients, cross-cultural perspectives on intimate partner violence, the myth or race, and racial health disparities.
Diversity Spotlight Use Our "Promoting a More Diverse AAPA" Tool
See the COD's "Racial Disparities Reduction" bus sign project: www.stop-disparities.org
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
A Comment on the Myth of Cultural Competence (October 15, 2006 issue of AAPA News)
Uninsured More Likely to Die From Cancer Following Diagnosis
Racial differences in kidney cancer care, outcome
Doctors' Treatment Decisions Influenced By Race Bias
Health Care Issues Diversity on Capitol Hill
Health Disparities
Health Care Resources Health Literacy Resources
Population Specific Resources
Cultural Competence Resources
Student Resources
AAPA Ethno cultural Caucuses
- African Heritage Caucus
- First Nations Council of Physician Assistants
- Lesbian Bisexual Gay PA Caucus Inc.
- PAs of Asians and Pacific Islanders
- Physician Assistants AIDS Network (PAAN)
- Physician Assistants for Global Health
- Physician Assistants for Latino Health
To see a list of all the AAPA caucuses click here
COD Resolutions Summary of Actions - AAPA House of Delegates
- Treatments Intended to Alter Sexual Orientation
- Physician Assistants and Provision of Care
- Resolution Commemorating the 30th Anniversary of AAPA's Minority Affairs Committee
- Second And Co-Parent Adoption: Improving Children's Access To Health Care [Adopted 2004]
AAPA COD Minutes - Members Only
- 2005 Leadership Summit
- 2005 November Meeting
- 2006 March Meeting
- 2006 Leadership Summit
- 2006 November Meeting
- 2007 March Meeting
- 2007 Leadership Summit
- 2007 October Meeting
Last Revised: 5/22/08