Deconstructing the Monolith: An Educational Module for Understanding Disparities Within Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Populations
A workshop for medical students addresses Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) health disparities, the Asian monolith bias (which erroneously aggregates AANHPIs as a homogeneous population), and strategies to engage effectively with AANHPI communities.
Second Trimester Abortion: A Dilation and Evacuation Simulation for Gynecologic Surgery and Obstetrics Residents
A gap now exists in access to clinical dilation and evacuation training. This low-cost, low-fidelity simulation is a training tool for resident physicians that can fill this gap and improve learners’ familiarity with this surgical procedure.
The Strength of a Story: Partnering With a Community Organization to Destigmatize Substance Use Disorder
Story-listening can help mitigate bias toward patients with substance use disorder. This facilitated small-group discussion between medical trainees and an individual in recovery is a model for collaborating with a community peer-recovery organization to create a story-listening experience for medical students.

Active Calls for Submission

MedEdPORTAL and the AAMC Center for Health Justice invite educational innovations featuring authentic community engagement methods to facilitate positive and sustainable change within the medical profession through training and education. Read more.
Health care professionals play a key role in identifying, treating, and preventing climate-related adverse health outcomes while ensuring equity for all patients and communities. MedEdPORTAL invites educators to submit their innovative curricula for publication consideration and shape the future of climate-informed health care. Read more.
The rapid advancement of AI is transforming how physicians are trained. MedEdPORTAL invites submissions on responsibly and ethically implementing AI tools in teaching, learning, and assessment towards the aim of improved patient care. Read more.