Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the AAN
Member Engagement
The need for equity and inclusiveness in health care has never been greater. The American Academy of Neurology is firmly committed to embracing the diversity, equity, and inclusion of our members, staff, organization, profession, and, ultimately, the patient communities we serve.
The AAN's vision is to be indispensable to our members, and we continue to embrace our values: Community; Leadership; Well-being; Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
AAN DEI in Action
Learn about the Academy's DEI initiatives.
AAN Anti-racism Education Program
Learn more about the Academy's new Anti-racism Education Program.
AAN DEI Resources
Discover a wide array of DEI programs and resources available from the AAN.
AAN Policies and Statements
View AAN Policies and Statements.
AAN DEI Policy
The AAN Board of Directors approved a guiding policy on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.
Health Care Equity Program
The application period for the 2024 Health Care Equity Program is closed.
Congratulations to the following for joining us for our fourth year of the Health Care Equity Program.
- Yohance Allette, MD, PhD
- Project: Evaluating the combination of efficient office-based testing and automated radiographic study through AI models to provide pertinent data of disability progression and disease activity in the MS population.
- Raima Amin, MD
- Project: Investigating barriers to care for non-white patients with Parkinson's disease.
- Yvette Brown-Shirley, MD
- Project: Creating a one-of-a-kind initiative with key priority areas to include clinical, educational, and public health community partnerships, workforce professional development and with input and partnership from Arizona's tribal nations to advance neurological health equity in Native American communities.
- Angela Lu, MD, FAAN
- Project: Addressing the health care disparity for a rural population to access to care.
- Jose Montes-Rivera, MD
- Project: Integrating health equity research into clinic workflow to improve access to neurologic care.
- Sameh Morkous, MD, FAAN
- Project: Developing a health equity strategy and taking action on key initiatives to help drive the health equity agenda through establishing diversity dashboard and scorecards to evaluate and improve the organization standards for inclusion.
- Aaron Nelson, MD, FAAN
- Project: Working iwth the pediatric neurosurgery program to identify what barriers at risk populations, particularly in the public hospital system, face when considering epilepsy surgery.
- Meghna Rajaprakash, MD
- Project: Developing a multidisciplinary Neurodevelopmental Clinic for Early Exposures at Kennedy Krieger Institute to provide children ages three to ten with diagnostic services and comprehensive treatment of the complex cognitive, behavioral, and neurological problems associated with intrauterine exposures.
- Talita Rosa, MD
- Project: To evaluate the patterns of referral to deep brain stimulation in Parkinson's disease, essential tremor, and dystonia and to determine the variables that influence Deep Brain Stimulation use at Duke University.
- Timothy Young, MD
- Project: Modifying the NIH stroke scale image and linguistic content to meet the cultural and language needs of patients who do not speak English. Alternate languages include Hmong, Somali, and Spanish.
AAN Resource Highlights
- Article: AAN Anti-racism Education Program Now Offering CME | March 11, 2024
- Webinar: Bolstering the Workforce: Developing a Successful Pathway - American Academy of Neurology | January 31, 2024
- Press Release: Black People Face Strokes at Higher Rates, Younger Ages Than White People | January 10, 2024
- Resource: Women in Academic Neurology Toolkit
- Podcast: The Challenges of Getting Health Care as a Transgender Person | August 19, 2023
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