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Medical Schools, Service to Populations Historically and Intentionally Excluded, Minoritized, and Under-resourced in Medicine

Medical schools and medical teaching programs have a vital role and obligation to improve access to and provide health care services for populations historically and intentionally excluded, minoritized, and under-resouced in medicine.

The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) supports inclusion of education on health care and health equity for disenfranchised, minoritized, and under-resourced populations in medical school curricula.

The AAFP supports undergraduate and graduate medical education prioritizing the intentional recruitment and development of physicians who will practice in rural and urban under-resourced communities.

The AAFP encourages medical student and family medicine resident recruitment from rural, minoritized and under-resourced population areas.

The AAFP supports the expansion of the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) as an appropriate strategy to improve the health care of rural, minoritized and under-resourced populations.

The AAFP encourages the federal, state and local governments to support initiatives that result in medical students and residents selecting family medicine careers in rural, minoritized and under-resourced population areas. (2003) (September 2024 COD)