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    NYU’s Lauren Taylor Joins ABIM Foundation, AcademyHealth Effort to Mitigate Mistrust in Health Care

    Dr. Taylor named a Scholar-in-Residence for the newly-created Research Community on Trust

    New grant funding available aimed at eliminating inequities in health care

    Leading national health care organizations dedicate $500,000 to fix diagnostic gaps, among other issues to be addressed

    “Who let you into this country?”: Medical Students write about Racism, Mistrust During Training

    Four future physicians share their personal stories as winners of the Building Trust Essay Contest.

    ABIM Foundation Announces Its New Chair and Trustees

    The ABIM Foundation today announced the election of David L. Coleman, MD as Chair and the appointment of four new members to its Board of Trustees effective July 1, 2022: Odette C. Bolano, FACHE, MHA, BSN, Ali Khan, MD, MPP, FACP, Bruce Leff, MD, and Heather Comer Yun, MD, FACP, FIDS. The Board also elected Frederick P. Cerise, MD, MPH as Vice Chair and Jeanne Marrazzo, MD, MPH as Secretary-Treasurer.

    Medical Education Diversity and Inclusion Effort gets $400K Shot in the Arm

    Programs designed to mentor aspiring doctors and build a trustworthy health care system

    ABIM Foundation Awards $110K to Two Organizations Combating Medical Misinformation

    Factchequeado and Cuidate/Take Care Annapolis are identifying and countering health misinformation in diverse communities To help correct the scourge of medical misinformation which experienced a resurgence during the pandemic, especially among Black and Latino populations, the ABIM Foundation is awarding $110,000 in grants, the foundation announced today. Two grants will be given that seek to... Read more »

    AcademyHealth, ABIM Foundation name University of Michigan’s Jodyn Platt as a Senior Scholar in Residence

    Jodyn Platt, MPH, PhD will provide scholarly guidance to AcademyHealth, national health research leader, and the ABIM Foundation, which advances medical professionalism to improve health care. Her task will be to raise visibility of the trust agenda, including writing on emerging issues in trust and health care.

    Sign of the Times: Articles About Racism, Health Inequity and Mistrust in Science Win Best of 2021

    The 12th annual John A. Benson Jr., MD Professionalism Article Prize winners announced by the ABIM Foundation.

    ABIM Foundation Makes $110K Available to Combat Medical Misinformation

    Effort seeks projects that can help identify and counter misinformation in health care The ABIM Foundation announced the availability of grants totaling $110,000 aimed at building trust in the U.S. health care system by identifying and countering misinformation in health care and public health. The grant program is open to anyone, and seeks examples of... Read more »

    American Hospital Association and the ABIM Foundation Join as Sponsors of Health Equity Summit

    The Hastings Center, a global leader in health ethics, today announced that the American Hospital Association and the ABIM Foundation joined as sponsors of a two-day health equity summit, “Righting the Wrongs: Tackling Health Equity.” The AHA and ABIM Foundation join the American Medical Association and the American Nurses Association as sponsors of the summit.