2022 Family Medicine Midwest Main Stage Plenaries Friday, October 7th - 1:15 PM
Saturday, October 8th - 12:30 PM Presented by: Indigenous people in the United States (and globally) are grossly underrepresented in the health professions. Further, despite increasing population size and representation in other professions, we have not improved our numbers of applicants to medical schools in decades. Reasons for the intractable shortages are numerous but, as in medicine, are due primarily to social determinants and their deep systemic roots in education. Efforts to date have largely been "traditional" western models. Improving Indigenous student graduation rates at all education levels and increasing the numbers of applicants to medical school requires a new approach, an approach that is led by Indigenous people expressing Indigenous values. This talk will cover national efforts to put Indigenous people and Indigenous values in the forefront of movements to improve Indigenous education and health outcomes.
Sunday October 9 - 9:05 AM Presented by: Maternity/Infant Morbidity and Mortality continue to be areas of great concern, disproportionately affecting vulnerable populations, despite conventional medical interventions. In Illinois counties along the Mississippi River such as St. Clair and Madison there are maternity deserts where maternity care is limited or absent, either because of lack of services or barriers to a woman’s ability to access care. Through innovative ideas and creative practices medical practitioners must aggressively address the inequities in Mother/Child wellness to improve the overall health and vitality of our communities. Learning Objectives: |