The Health Equity and Access Division leads the integration, promotion, and advocacy for inclusion and diversity in advancing global science and the practice of laboratory medicine in the following ways:
- Promotes the inclusion and participation in the science, practice, and policymaking of laboratory medicine for the following groups: minorities (race, ethnicity, or gender), lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer or questioning (LGBTQ+) individuals, transgender and gender nonconforming populations, low socioeconomic status individuals, and institutionalized individuals (such as those in skilled nursing and mental health treatment facilities).
- Examines the impact of systemic racism and bias on the practice and delivery of medicine in the United States and internationally.
- Educates the AACC membership on the roles that Laboratory Medicine/Pathology may play in reducing health disparities in medicine through: sponsored or collaborative educational activities, meetings, and membership-developed scientific articles.
- Provides a forum for dissemination of information related to Health Disparities and Laboratory Medicine and for development of strategies to reduce or eliminate health disparities in the practice of laboratory medicine.
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The following AACC membership types are eligible to join an AACC Division: Professional, Professional Affiliate, Transitional, Trainee, Emeritus