Commitment to Health Equity
The Society’s mission, vision, and strategic direction recognize that success depends upon reflecting the diversity of the communities that MFM serves. SMFM is committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture of our organization, membership, and leadership.
Emerging Leaders ProgramThe Emerging Leaders Program aims to foster a more equitable leadership structure within the Society and the institutions where MFM subspecialists work. |
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion AwardThe Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award honors SMFM members who have demonstrated extraordinary leadership. |
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Where We Stand
Read SMFM’s position statements and issue briefs, Telehealth: Opportunities to Increase Access to Quality Health Care and Advance Equitable Maternal Health, Diversity and Inclusion in Leadership and Racial Disparities in Health Outcomes, as well as our special statement, The Affordable Care Act's Foundation of Coverage: Essential Health Benefits are Essential. |
Anti-Racism Special Interest GroupSMFM's 2022 Pregnancy Meeting featured the first-ever Anti-Racism Special Interest Group. The goal of this now-annual event is to elevate scholarly work that focuses on eliminating racism and bias in maternity care, eliminating racial disparities in health outcomes, and improving diversity, equity, and belonging in the subspecialty, SMFM, and leadership. This event was made possible, in part, by support from Roche. |
VolunteerTo amplify diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in the MFM community, we've developed the Diversity and Inclusion in the Workforce Committee to support and provide guidance on various SMFM initiatives. |
SMFM partnered with the National Birth Equity Collaborative to develop an infographic, "Strategies to Overcome Racism's Impact on Pregnancy Outcomes." Use the image on social media, in presentation slide decks, print it, and hang it at your institution. References for the infographic can be found here. (April 2020).
