Communities, Social Justice, and Teaching Hospitals
In 2015, events in Baltimore after the death of Freddie Gray rekindled an ongoing national dialogue about social injustice. These videos and toolkit, developed in collaboration with Johns Hopkins University, the University of Maryland-Baltimore, and Baltimore City residents helps academic health systems identify concrete actions that individuals, institutions, and the AAMC can take to promote fairness and justice across the communities we serve. Use this toolkit to spark conversations at your institution about how to engage local community residents in your clinical, research and education missions to improve the health of all.
Baltimore City residents discuss how they define their community, its strengths and challenges, and how that impacts their health.
Baltimore City residents discuss their experiences seeking health care, and what clinicians should do to bridge the gap between communities and academic health systems.
Baltimore City residents discuss what medical students should learn about the context of their patients’ lives outside the clinic or hospital so they can be prepared to serve their communities.
Baltimore City residents share their experiences and opinions on participating in medical research, and how researchers can better work with communities.