Health Starts Within
The Medical College of Wisconsin and the Department of Family and Community Medicine are committed to equity and equality for all. We have a commitment to inclusion and well-being for all people of MCW. Our department has developed an anti-racism task force to assess current faculty, staff, and residents’ knowledge and attitudes about racism and departmental inclusion practices.
- Identify gaps for anti-racism and inclusion initiatives.
- Implement an anti-racism education program to address needs.
- Establish a sustainable anti-racism and inclusion policy that responses to the needs identified.
In addition, our residency program will expand on these topics during your community medicine rotation. Which will include…
- Social determinants of health
- Racial history in Milwaukee
- Health inequities and disparities
Our residents also participate in a workshop created by 2 of our faculty called Race Matters: Addressing racism as a Health Issue. The goal of this workshop is to demonstrate how racism and inherent biases influence health and describe the role physicians have in addressing racism.
