Year: 2023
Resolution Number: 17
Action Taken: Approved as Amended
Status: In Progress
Author(s): Holly Gilmer, MD, Anita V. Moncrease, MD, MPH, and Rev. Don J.H. Tynes, MD
Sponsor: Rev. Don J.H. Tynes, MD
On behalf of: Wayne County Delegation
Committee: E (Science and Education Affairs)
Resolved Section(s):
RESOLVED: That MSMS supports the term Descendants of Enslaved Africans in America should be defined and added to the glossary of the Association of American Medical Colleges and medical school applications; and be it furtherRESOLVED: That MSMS work with organized medicine and medical schools to accurately separate Descendants of Enslaved Africans in America from the generic terms African American and Black.
RESOLVED: That MSMS supports the term Descendants of Enslaved Africans in America should be defined and added to the glossary of the Association of American Medical Colleges and medical school applications; and be it furtherRESOLVED: That MSMS work with organized medicine and medical schools to accurately separate Descendants of Enslaved Africans in America from the generic terms African American and Black.
Fiscal Note: $1,000-$2,000
Resolution: View PDF for Designation of Descendants of EnSlaved Africans in America
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